Guidance

White phosphorus: general information and incident management

Information on phosphorus for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 10 March 2025 — See all updates

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White phosphorus: general information

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White phosphorus: incident management

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Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 10 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 10 March 2025

   The content of the Incident Management document has been updated. The General Information page has undergone a HTML format update – the content has not changed.

2. 31 May 2017

   Added general information document.

3. 8 November 2016

   Updated incident management document.

4. 22 January 2016

   Updated incident management guidance.

5. 1 July 2014

   First published.