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Media reports in the U.S. and Europe speculated that sodium perchlorate stored at the site may have contributed to the blast.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 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
Separately, substances such as perchlorates and other toxins in Martian dust may cause life-threatening effects for astronauts on a future mission to the red planet, new research suggests.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
During the 2013 conclave that led to the election of Pope Francis, the black smoke was produced using a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene (a component of coal tar) and sulfur.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2013
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 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
Separately, substances such as perchlorates and other toxins in Martian dust may cause life-threatening effects for astronauts on a future mission to the red planet, new research suggests.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
During the 2013 conclave that led to the election of Pope Francis, the black smoke was produced using a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene (a component of coal tar) and sulfur.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2013
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“Perchlorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perchlorate. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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