While scientists still aren’t sure how phosphine wreaks so much havoc on the body, some are developing medications that can ...

In the end, one child died. More recently, in 2024, a family in the Dominican Republic was poisoned with phosphine gas after fumigation of an apartment in their building. The goal had been to ...

They had been exposed to phosphine - a chemical used in fumigation to kill pests in and on grain - for four days. In the end, one child died. More recently, in 2024, a family in the Dominican Republic ...

Grain transported in cargo ships usually undergoes fumigation to kill pests − a process that often uses toxic phosphine gas. bfk92/E+ via Getty Images ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad More recently, in 2024, a family in the Dominican Republic was poisoned with phosphine gas after fumigation of an apartment in their building.