Tea leaves can remove heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and chromium from water. And steeping time has the biggest impact.

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 ...

Scientists have discovered that tea leaves don’t just make a soothing drink — they can also absorb harmful heavy metals from ...

Since steeping time won the top spot in determining how much of the metal was removed from the water, regardless of what type of tea you’re brewing, allow it to steep longer. If you don’t like your ...

Brewing tea overnight, a common method for brewing iced tea, provides better water purification than ... of tea to determine ...

Tested varieties included black, green, oolong ... going to get a lot of remediation. But brewing tea for longer periods or even overnight — like iced tea — will recover most of the metal ...

These included “true” teas such as black, green, oolong and white ... a lot of remediation. But brewing tea for longer periods or even overnight — like iced tea — will recover most ...

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The various varieties tested included "true" teas such as black, green ... a lot of remediation. But brewing tea for longer periods or even overnight -- like iced tea -- will recover most of ...