Sodium-free barium chlorate can be produced directly through electrolysis:[2][unreliable source?]
[3]: 312–313 When barium chlorate is heated with a fuel, it burns to produce a vibrant green light, which is also a flame test for the presence of bariom ions.
Because it is an oxidizer, a chlorine donor, and contains a metal ion, this compound produces a distinctive green colour.
[4] Barium chlorate, like all oxidizing agents, is dangerous to human health and is also classed as toxic to the environment.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lists barium chlorate as hazardous.