Chan L T, Crowley R J, Delliou D, Geyer R
J Anal Toxicol. 1983 Jul-Aug;7(4):165-7. doi: 10.1093/jat/7.4.165.
Phosphine was detected in post mortem stomach and contents, blood, and liver specimens of a man who had ingested tablets containing aluminium phosphide. The phosphine was released from the samples after acid treatment and analysed by means of a headspace gas chromatographic technique using a nitrogen phosphorus detector.