I n the tea vs. coffee debate, some coffee fans hail the way coffee grounds trap heavy metals in water. Now, tea fans can clap back. Tea leaves, whether loose or in a bag, absorb heavy metals like ...

That comforting hot cup of tea—or refreshing glass of iced tea on a hot summer day—could help reduce the amount of toxic metals in drinking water, according to a new paper published in the journal ACS ...

People are being encouraged to 'rethink' their drinking habits, especially if they enjoy a cup of tea and use tea bags. The ...

For a typical cup of tea — one mug of water and one bag of tea, brewed for three to five minutes — the preparation could remove about 15% of lead from drinking water, the researchers stated in ...

"The cotton and nylon bags remove practically no heavy metals from water," Shindel said. "Nylon tea bags are already problematic because they release microplastics, but the majority of tea bags ...

With the news of tea’s ability to absorb heavy metals like lead in water, it’s worth grabbing a tea infuser to promote as ...

The authors then added tea leaves or bags and steeped them for various time periods, from seconds to 24 hours, before measuring how much of the metals remained in the water. “Nylon tea bags are ...

From your clothing to the water you drink, being mindful of microplastics can help reduce your exposure and health risk.

Just put the leaves in your water and steep them, and they naturally remove metals.” To conduct the study, the Northwestern team explored how different types of tea, tea bags and brewing methods ...