Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Emsley , John (2001-02-01), The shocking history of phosphorus, Pan, Retrieved on 2012-04-28Source Material [books.google.com]
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28 APR 2012
Death by Phosphorous Poisoning
The autopsy of a person who had died from phosphorus poisoning would reveal inflammation a haemorrhage in the stomach and bowel, the liver would show fatty changes and both it, and the kidneys would be enlarged, greasy and of a yellow colour. But the most convincing proof of death due to phosphorus exposure would be to turn off all the lights in the mortuary and see its tell-tale glow...Has many symptoms, but the most disturbing is that the victim glows in the dark.