Assertion: laundry detergent's phosphate | /r/HasProperty | removed
Facets:
value: from laundry detergents
type: OTHER
value: long ago
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Phosphates were long ago removed from laundry detergents because they can promote excessive plant and algae growth in lakes and rivers, but powders still bristle with sodium carbonate and zeolites that tie up hard water ions like calcium and magnesium.