Definition of perchlorate
: a salt or ester of perchloric acid
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In another building at Promontory, the segments are lowered into an underground shaft where they will be loaded with solid rocket fuel, a mixture of aluminum powder fuel and ammonium perchlorate as the oxidizer.
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One aspect that Guinan and Wamelink have not tackled yet is the presence on Mars of perchlorates, a poisonous chemical that causes thyroid problems in people.
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Bacteria that eat perchlorates might also be used to cleanse the soil.
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Bacteria that eat perchlorates might also be used to cleanse the soil.
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Actual soil on Mars contains perchlorates, a poison that causes thyroid problems.
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The burning waste is rich in lead, mercury, chromium and compounds like nitroglycerin and perchlorate, all known health hazards.
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As Kluger reports, some bacteria on Earth use naturally occurring perchlorate as an energy source.
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The researchers exposed the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, a common spacecraft contaminant, to perchlorates and UV radiation at levels similar to those found at and near the Martian surface.
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