James J. Clark
2000
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Abstract
Perchlorate (ClO4 −) is an anion commercially available as a salt with many cations. The most common forms of perchlorate include ammonium perchlorate (used as a solid rocket oxidant and ignitable source in munitions and fireworks) and potassium perchlorate (used in road flares and in air bag inflation systems as well as to treat Graves’ Disease [hypothyroidism] since the 1950s). Other forms of perchlorate include ammonium perchlorate, potassium perchlorate, sodium perchlorate, aluminum perchlorate, hydrazinium perchlorate, hydrogen perchlorate, hydroxylammonium perchlorate, lithium perchlorate, magnesium perchlorate, nitronium perchlorate, and perchloric acid. Perchlorate is also formed in laboratory waste as a byproduct of perchloric acid.