Brewing tea may naturally adsorb heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, according to the study published Monday in the journal ACS Food Science & Technology. “Adsorb” refers to the ability of ...

Brewing tea may naturally adsorb heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, according to the study published Monday in the journal ACS Food Science & Technology. “Adsorb” refers to the ability of a solid ...

Learn more about the adsorption benefits of brewing tea, which removes lead from the water we drink.

Researchers discovered that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium from water. The study tested various teas, bag types and steeping durations, finding that longer steeping ...

Heavy metal ions stick to, or adsorb to, the surface of the tea leaves, where they stay trapped until the used tea bag is disposed of. The study was published in the journal ACS Food Science ...

Brewing tea adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium from water, offering a natural way to reduce toxic contaminants ...