Perchlorate as an emerging contaminant in soil, water and food

P Kumarathilaka, C Oze, SP Indraratne, M Vithanage - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Perchlorate (ClO 4−) is a strong oxidizer and has gained significant attention due to
its reactivity, occurrence, and persistence in surface water, groundwater, soil and food …

Worldwide occurrence and origin of perchlorate ion in waters: A review

F Cao, J Jaunat, N Sturchio, B Cancès… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Perchlorate (ClO 4−) is a persistent water soluble oxyanion of growing
environmental interest. Perchlorate contamination can be a health concern due to its ability …

Discovery of natural perchlorate in the Antarctic Dry Valleys and its global implications

SP Kounaves, ST Stroble, RM Anderson… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
In the past few years, it has become increasingly apparent that perchlorate (ClO4−) is
present on all continents, except the polar regions where it had not yet been assessed, and …

Bacterial oxygen production in the dark

KF Ettwig, DR Speth, J Reimann, ML Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are among nature's most powerful electron
acceptors. In recent years it became clear that microorganisms can take advantage of the …

Long term (1960–2010) trends in groundwater contamination and salinization in the Ogallala aquifer in Texas

S Chaudhuri, S Ale - Journal of Hydrology, 2014 - Elsevier
Although numerous studies have expounded on depletion of the Ogallala aquifer, very few
researchers have studied groundwater quality therein which relates to the 'usability'of …

Perchlorate in sewage sludge, rice, bottled water and milk collected from different areas in China

Y Shi, P Zhang, Y Wang, J Shi, Y Cai, S Mou… - Environment …, 2007 - Elsevier
As a new emerging environmental contaminant, perchlorate has prompted people to pay
more attention. The presence of perchlorate in the human body can result in improper …

[HTML][HTML] The formation of sulfate, nitrate and perchlorate salts in the martian atmosphere

ML Smith, MW Claire, DC Catling, KJ Zahnle - Icarus, 2014 - Elsevier
In extremely arid regions on Earth, such as the Atacama Desert, nitrate, sulfate and
perchlorate salts form in the atmosphere and accumulate on the surface from dry deposition …

Widespread natural perchlorate in unsaturated zones of the southwest United States

B Rao, TA Anderson, GJ Orris… - … science & technology, 2007 - ACS Publications
A substantial reservoir (up to 1 kg ha-1) of natural perchlorate is present in diverse
unsaturated zones of the arid and semi-arid southwestern United States. The perchlorate co …

Simultaneous perchlorate and nitrate removal coupled with electricity generation in autotrophic denitrifying biocathode microbial fuel cell

C Jiang, Q Yang, D Wang, Y Zhong, F Chen, X Li… - Chemical engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, an autotrophic denitrifying biocathode was investigated to couple the reduction
of nitrate or/and perchlorate with electricity generation. Results showed that when the …

Isotopic composition and origin of indigenous natural perchlorate and co-occurring nitrate in the southwestern United States

WA Jackson, JK Böhlke, B Gu… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
Perchlorate (ClO4−) has been detected widely in groundwater and soils of the southwestern
United States. Much of this ClO4− appears to be natural, and it may have accumulated …