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A Houston student by the name of Perry Alagappan learned how discarded electronics were contaminating nearby waterways during a visit to India as a teenager, with heavy metals released from improperly handled e-waste. Computers, mobile phones and other devices often contain lead, mercury, cadmium, copper and nickel, and when those materials leak into groundwater, the process of removing them can be expensive and technically challenging.