They thrive in hazardous waste dumps and in mine tailings, making a meal out of metal.

在危险重重的废料中，在尾矿中，它们以金属为食，日子过得欣欣向荣。

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And I do have to admit that it rather tickles me that at least some of that lithium to be all green and renewable will actually be extracted from the pollution of the last century, those mine dumps.

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