Assertion: arsenic | /r/HasProperty | released into the environment
Facets:
value: by burning coal
type: MANNER
value: by volcanoes and mining processes
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: It is also released into the environment by volcanoes and mining processes.
text: Both anthropogenic and natural activities cause arsenic to be released into the environment.
text: Arsenic is released into the environment both naturally (e.g., from volcanic eruptions, erosion of arsenic-containing minerals) and as a result of human activity (e.g., coal burning, water runoffs from industrial sites).
text: Today, arsenic is released into the environment mostly by burning coal in coal-fired power plants and by the smelter industry.
text: Once arsenic is released into the environment, it attaches to other particles and can easily be spread as wind-blown dust.