Glossary
Gypsum: a very common mineral, hydrated calcium sulfate, CaSo 4 ⋅2H 2 O, occurring in crystals and in masses, soft enough to be scratched by the fingernail.
Deterioration: the state or condition of having deteriorated.
Precipitation: a casting down or falling headlong.
Transformed: to change in condition, nature, or character; convert.
Pollution: the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment.
Premature: occurring, coming, or done too soon.
Composition: the resulting state or product. Acidic:
acid.
Infrastructures: the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
Emissions: an act or instance of emitting. Irreplaceable: incapable of being replaced. Interact: to act one upon another. Environment: water, minerals, organisms the air, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time.
Vegetation:
all the plants or plant life of a
place, taken as a whole.
Particles:Â a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
Exposed:left or being without shelter or protection