Triple

T2861482
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Deepwater Horizon oil spill E63331 entity
Predicate dispersantUsed P42761 FINISHED
Object Corexit 9500A
Corexit 9500A is a chemical oil dispersant widely known for its large-scale and controversial use during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
E305565 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Corexit 9500A | Statement: [Deepwater Horizon oil spill, dispersantUsed, Corexit 9500A]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corexit 9500A
Context triple: [Deepwater Horizon oil spill, dispersantUsed, Corexit 9500A]
  • A. Thiokol
    Thiokol was an American aerospace and chemical company best known for manufacturing the solid rocket boosters used on NASA’s Space Shuttle.
  • B. Chamical
    Chamical is a small city in central La Rioja Province, Argentina, known historically as a regional railway and agricultural center.
  • C. Spontex
    Spontex is a household cleaning products brand, best known for its sponges and related cleaning tools, owned by Newell Brands.
  • D. Emex
    Emex is a small genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for weedy species such as Emex spinosa (spiny emex) found in disturbed and agricultural areas.
  • E. T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide)
    T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide) was a highly concentrated, volatile oxidizer used as rocket propellant in German World War II aircraft and missiles, notably the Messerschmitt Me 163.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Corexit 9500A
Triple: [Deepwater Horizon oil spill, dispersantUsed, Corexit 9500A]
Generated description
Corexit 9500A is a chemical oil dispersant widely known for its large-scale and controversial use during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corexit 9500A
Target entity description: Corexit 9500A is a chemical oil dispersant widely known for its large-scale and controversial use during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • A. Thiokol
    Thiokol was an American aerospace and chemical company best known for manufacturing the solid rocket boosters used on NASA’s Space Shuttle.
  • B. Chamical
    Chamical is a small city in central La Rioja Province, Argentina, known historically as a regional railway and agricultural center.
  • C. Spontex
    Spontex is a household cleaning products brand, best known for its sponges and related cleaning tools, owned by Newell Brands.
  • D. Emex
    Emex is a small genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for weedy species such as Emex spinosa (spiny emex) found in disturbed and agricultural areas.
  • E. T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide)
    T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide) was a highly concentrated, volatile oxidizer used as rocket propellant in German World War II aircraft and missiles, notably the Messerschmitt Me 163.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: dispersantUsed
Context triple: [Deepwater Horizon oil spill, dispersantUsed, Corexit 9500A]
  • A. notableSubstanceReleased
    Indicates that an entity has released or emitted a particular notable substance.
  • B. dissolved
    Indicates that one substance has been mixed into another so thoroughly that it forms a uniform solution and is no longer distinguishable as a separate phase.
  • C. canBeDissolvedWith
    Indicates that one entity is capable of being dissolved or broken down when exposed to another specified substance or medium.
  • D. explosiveMaterialUsed
    Indicates that an explosive material was employed or involved in carrying out a particular action or event.
  • E. dissolvedDueTo
    Indicates that a relationship, agreement, or entity came to an end as a result of a specified cause or event.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69ab4c41e8c08190a9e8f5249cc12610 completed March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdf8df8288190816767169ea7cbf9 completed March 7, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b01d9b820c8190991bae0e936eed9c completed March 10, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b020568f348190b9c603c21c65187d completed March 10, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b020da12b08190851caee1996a76eb completed March 10, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abdd123ec48190af50a1859aea50b7 completed March 7, 2026, 8:08 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69abddedd72c819094a9c4161af07780 completed March 7, 2026, 8:12 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.