Assertion: sediment | /r/HasProperty | important
Facets:
value: in these environments
type: LOCATION
value: for such contaminants
type: PURPOSE
value: because of their enormous quantities
type: CAUSE
value: because of their abilities
type: CAUSE
value: because of sorb
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Sediment is important because it often enriches the soil with nutrients.
text: Soils and sediments are important "sinks" for such contaminants because of their enormous quantities and their abilities to pick up, or sorb, large amounts of a wide variety of contaminants.
text: Other sediment types are important: for example, permeable, sandy sediments are widespread, and sediments underlying permanently or seasonally anoxic bottom water can be important.
text: Sediment is important in these environments because many inorganic toxins bind to fine sediments.