content: Yes, hopefully the extraction process in Mexico will be done in a cleaner manner than in Bolivia, which I highly doubt.  The extraction of lithium has significant environmental and social impacts, especially due to water pollution and depletion. In addition, toxic chemicals are needed to process lithium.  The release of such chemicals through leaching, spills or air emissions can harm communities, ecosystems and food production. Moreover, lithium extraction inevitably harms the soil  and also causes air contamination. (source)