Iron(III) phosphate
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Iron(III) phosphate, also ferric orthophosphate, or ferric phosphate, FePO4, is a phosphate of iron. It is one of the few molluscicides approved for use in the practice of organic farming.
Unlike the older metaldehyde, it is non-toxic to pets and wildlife.
It is also used rarely as an iron nutritional supplement and to reduce the risk of both haemorrhages and nosebleeds. This preparation is called Ferrum phosphoricum.[1][2]
The substance is not allowed to be included in food inside the European Union. The substance was withdrawn from the list of allowed substances in the directive 2002/46/EC in 2007.
[edit] See also
- Iron(II) phosphate, the lower phosphate of iron
- Lithium iron phosphate battery, a battery that uses iron phosphate
[edit] References
- ^ Samuel Hahnemann, Fragmenta de viribus, (1805, in French)
- ^ Sidney Skinner, An Introduction to Homeopathic Medicine in Primary Care, 2001, ISBN 0-8342-1676-0. This book discusses 15 homeopathic preparations that the author recommends for integrative care, see p. 13. Each preparation has a chapter devoted to it.
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