Pesticide>> rodenticide >> Zinc Phosphide

Description: ISO 765
IUPAC: trizinc diphosphide
CAS: 1314-84-7
Formula: P2Zn3
Activity: rodenticides (inorganic rodenticides)
Notes: This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name.

Zinc Phosphide PROPERTIES: A gray powder with high melting point. Stable when dry. Reacts violently with acids to form (>400°C) phosphine gas (PH3). Insoluble in alcohol; reacts with acids or more slowly with water.

Zinc Phosphide Use: In baits for control of rats, mice, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, voles, moles, and gophers. In tracking powder for house mouse control. Has a disagreeable odor, evidently not offensive to rodents. Under exposed acid-free conditions, remains active for long periods of time.

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