Triple
T13386176
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Woburn toxic waste contamination cases |
E319450
|
entity |
| Predicate | involves |
P1256
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection |
E13628
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection | Statement: [Woburn toxic waste contamination cases, involves, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Context triple: [Woburn toxic waste contamination cases, involves, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection]
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A.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
chosen
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is the state agency responsible for safeguarding air, water, and land resources in Massachusetts through regulation, enforcement, and environmental oversight.
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B.
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation is a state agency responsible for managing and protecting Massachusetts’ public parks, forests, beaches, and other natural and recreational resources.
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C.
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is the state agency responsible for protecting Maine’s air, land, and water resources through regulation, monitoring, and environmental stewardship programs.
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D.
Environment Department (Boston)
The Environment Department (Boston) is the municipal agency responsible for leading the City of Boston’s environmental policy, climate action, and sustainability initiatives.
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E.
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is the state agency responsible for protecting natural resources, managing wildlife and parks, and enforcing environmental regulations in Rhode Island.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d806b886bc8190b676e7768b8e01c5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dadce96d1881909957fdd068a7f55d |
completed | April 11, 2026, 11:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7268f9a908190843481dd313f5a11 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:34 p.m.