Excuse me, but white phosphorous is a chemical that will eat away your skin. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Pentagon officials last week] Reference
White phosphorous is a nasty CHEMICAL that burns through peoples skin all the way to the bone. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » The Truth About ThinkProgress’ White Phosphorus Coverage] Reference
These new pigs have the ability to better break down "phytase" which is rich in phosphorous and is found in the intestinal tract. From Wordnik.com. [Thoughts: Enviropig - Part E.Coli, Part Mouse...All Wrong?] Reference
He's talking about phosphorous, which is NOT an illegal weapon banned by the UN actually. From Wordnik.com. [Flaggman's Canada] Reference
My dishwasher doesn’t always clean because phosphorous is being phased out of the detergent. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Unfortunately, I Have Lately Had Cause to Lament the Same Thing] Reference
Israel used a weapon of mass destruction known as phosphorous bombs which literally set people on fire. From Wordnik.com. [Top Headlines from World Press Review] Reference
Mycorrhizae take in, and share with the plant, nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen. From Wordnik.com. [RxPG News : Latest Medical, Healthcare and Research News] Reference
Algae needs sunlight, warm temperatures and nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen to grow. From Wordnik.com. [The Union - All Categories] Reference
Speculation: Israel has been accused of using phosphorous which is banned under the Geneva Treaty of 1980 during its strikes on Hamas. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The nutrients, such as phosphorous and nitrogen, are used to fertilize crops, and they are also exactly what algae needs to flourish. From Wordnik.com. [IndyStar.com Top Stories] Reference
That is some kind of organic phosphorous compound. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2003] Reference
SNOW: The United States has used phosphorous in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2006] Reference
There's no specific reference, though, to phosphorous. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2006] Reference
And Israel is being accused of using bombs laced with phosphorous. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2006] Reference
Too much phosphorous, too much fertilizer, too much untreated waste. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2009] Reference
Coming up in THE SITUATION ROOM, white phosphorous munitions in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2005] Reference
Happening now, Israel accused of targeting Gaza with white phosphorous. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2009] Reference
Israeli officials don't specifically deny using white phosphorous, but insist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2009] Reference
Israeli officials don't specifically deny using white phosphorous, but insist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2009] Reference
Mercury is by far the best way to excite the phosphorous that ignites the light. From Wordnik.com. [10 Questions for . . . Ed Hammer, CFL Inventor] Reference
There's a smell of phosphorous and the wound is black and it smells, he tells me. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2006] Reference
"There's a smell of phosphorous and the wound is black, and it smells," he tells me. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2006] Reference
It's not a chemical weapon, although white phosphorous obviously is a chemical that burns. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2005] Reference
SNOW: Weapons experts say phosphorous burns are distinct in that they are localized and deep. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2006] Reference
Napalm land mines, consisting of 55-gallon drums rigged to phosphorous grenades, were used in Korea. From Wordnik.com. [Landmarks] Reference
We know for example in the Fallujah operation in Iraq in 2004 U.S. troops used white phosphorous for illumination. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2009] Reference
Also, accusations today that Israel has been using white phosphorous shells increasing the human suffering inside Gaza. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2009] Reference
Either way, milk is packed with vitamins and minerals, like calcium, phosphorous and magnesium, and it's good for bones. From Wordnik.com. [Is Flavored Milk Fattening?] Reference
ROBERTSON: In Gaza doctors show patients with what they describe as burns from phosphorous shells fired by Israeli forces. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2009] Reference
And we know that, for example, in the Fallujah operation in Iraq in 2004, U.S. troops used white phosphorous for illumination. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2009] Reference
Flare-based systems eject very hot phosphorous type or other types of projectiles, if you will, in order to deceive the missile. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2003] Reference
Some of them with shrapnel injuries, others with extensive burns, but a doctor attributed it to phosphorous in some of the bombs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2006] Reference
ROBERTSON (voice-over): In Gaza, doctors show patients with what they describe as burns from phosphorous shells fired by Israeli forces. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2009] Reference
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