Assertion: mercury | /r/CapableOf | enter the environment
Facets:
value: through the improper disposal
type: MANNER
value: through some natural sources
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Mercury enters the environment through a number of fuel combustion, incineration, and industrial processes, as well as through some natural sources.
text: Mercury also enters into the environment through the improper disposal (e.g., land filling, incineration) of certain products.
text: When mercury enters the environment from emissions in the air, water or soil, it oxidises into other compounds of mercury.
text: What happens to mercury when it enters the environment?
text: What happens to mercury when it enters the environment?
text: Mercury enters the environment as the result of the normal breakdown of minerals in rocks and soil from exposure to wind and water, and from volcanic activity.