Assertion: heavy metal | /r/CapableOf | become removed
Facets:
value: from the environment
type: LOCATION
value: easily
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Due to a change in their oxidation state, heavy metals can be transformed to become either less toxic, easily volatilized, more water soluble (and thus can be removed through leaching), less water soluble (which allows them to precipitate and become easily removed from the environment) or less bioavailable .