Perchlorate Molecule and Rocket Fuel (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Perchlorate Molecule and Rocket Fuel

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Perchlorate, a chemical compound used in rocket fuels (such as the Space Shuttle's solid propellant seen here during the program's final launch in 2011) and other materials, may be a more hazardous pollutant than previously thought.

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M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using NASA and public domain images

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