lithium mining

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  1. 5. 28th state in alphabetical order
  2. 7. uncovering and extracting non-fuel metal and mineral deposits of solid ores or eroded deposits in streambeds.
  3. 8. a gradual process that occurs when the impact of water or wind detaches and removes soil particles, causing the soil to deteriorate.
  4. 9. mining where salty liquid found at the Earth's surface or underground.To extract lithium, that liquid is pumped from the earth and then placed in pools where the water can evaporate
  5. 10. the title of this crossword
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  1. 1. when harmful substances enter a river, lake, ocean, ect.
  2. 2. loss or reduction in soil fertillity
  3. 3. one of the biggest lithium mines in nevada
  4. 4. the presence in or introduction into the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.
  5. 6. its atomic number is 3