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Microbes could be redesigned to remediate poisonous perchlorates that plague the soil, opening the way for Eden-like gardens across expanding oases, and releasing oxygen in the process to slowly build up the atmosphere.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Both potassium perchlorate and aluminum powder are precursor chemicals that can be used to make an explosive mixture when combined, the indictment states.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Prosecutors allege that on May 30, Gann ordered two pounds of potassium perchlorate, a pound of aluminum powder, over 200 cardboard tubes, over 50 feet of fuses, as well as other unspecified items.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
In infants and babies still in the womb, perchlorates may interfere with normal growth and central nervous system development.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 July 2025
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Both potassium perchlorate and aluminum powder are precursor chemicals that can be used to make an explosive mixture when combined, the indictment states.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Prosecutors allege that on May 30, Gann ordered two pounds of potassium perchlorate, a pound of aluminum powder, over 200 cardboard tubes, over 50 feet of fuses, as well as other unspecified items.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
In infants and babies still in the womb, perchlorates may interfere with normal growth and central nervous system development.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 July 2025
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“Perchlorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perchlorate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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perchlorate
noun
per·chlo·rate
(ˈ)pər-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌāt 
-ˈklȯ(ə)r-
: a chemical compound formed by the reaction of perchloric acid with another substance
Medical Definition
perchlorate
noun
per·chlo·rate
(ˈ)pər-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌāt, -ˈklȯ(ə)r-, -ət
: a salt or ester of perchloric acid
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