by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate Basics
Yes. Even on Mars. Closer to home, Chilean nitrate fertilizer containing naturally occurring perchlorate has been widely used in American agriculture since the early 20th century. Though quantities used today are smaller than the amounts applied earlier in the...
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate Basics
Perchlorate is a simple salt substance made up of chlorine and oxygen. It is found in nature and can be man-made.
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate Basics
Yes. In the 1950s perchlorate was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a safe and effective medication to treat people with overactive thyroid glands. While it has been replaced in the U.S. with newer medications (partly because enormous doses were...
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate Basics
Perchlorate is widely used by the military, NASA and the commercial space industry as an ingredient in solid rocket propellant (not “rocket fuel”) and explosives. The large amounts of oxygen in perchlorate make it an optimal oxidizer to help solid rocket...
