Marine life in the Santa Monica Bay faces ongoing threats from heavy metals released in the water after January’s Palisades ...

A new study found that tea leaves naturally absorb heavy metals, filtering dangerous contaminants from drinking water.

New research now indicates that tea also removes toxic heavy metals from the water in which it's being brewed. The study was conducted at Northwestern University in Illinois, by a team led by Prof.

Tea is known to be one of the healthiest beverages — and the benefits aren’t just what’s in the cup, but what’s not in it. The process of brewing tea was shown to remove toxic heavy metals ...

Good news for tea lovers: That daily brew might be purifying the water, too. In a new study, Northwestern University researchers demonstrated that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like ...

The researchers discovered that brewing tea could be an effective way to remove heavy metals from your water. The study found that one mug of water with one tea bag that’s brewed for three to ...

So the concentrations tested in the study represent an extreme amount of lead in water.” The authors contend that tea brewing may adsorb heavy metals via heavy metal ions sticking to the ...

A study by Northwestern University reveals that tea can filter out heavy metals like lead, cadmium, and chromium from water. Brewing black tea for five minutes can reduce lead ions by about 15%.