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

Polypropylene tea bags released the most, with over 1.2 billion particles per milliliter of tea. Nylon tea bags followed with millions of particles, and cellulose bags shed fewer but still ...

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

Another cleaning tip is to use green tea bags to remove grease from your dirty dishes. Just add tea bags to your dishwater and soak the dishes. After a few minutes, the grease will come off easily, ...

New research found that steeping tea can remove harmful heavy metals like lead and cadmium from drinking water. Here's how to ...

Tea bags play a role in absorbing contaminants as well. The team noted that while cotton and nylon bags barely absorbed any heavy metals, cellulose (plant-based) bags absorbed a significant amount.

“Nylon tea bags are already problematic because they release ... “Given the testing conditions of an initial concentration of 1 ppm (1000 ppb), it’s difficult to say how that would translate ...