Tea Bags Contain Billions of<br />Plastic Particles, Study Finds A report published in ‘Environmental Science &<br />Technology’ uncovered the alarming amount<br />of microplastics that are present in plastic tea bags. Researchers discovered that, when brewed<br />at 203 degrees, a single plastic teabag releases<br />around 11.6 billion microplastic particles. In each tested tea bag, plastic pieces measuring<br />between 500 nanometers and 5 millimeters in<br />size were found in the steeped water. When tested on water fleas,<br />these microscopic particles caused<br />significant “malformations.” Nathalie Tufenkji, McGill University<br />Researcher, via NewScientist Although it is unclear how the particles<br />effect humans, Tufenkji believes that people<br />should stick to paper tea bags or loose-leaf tea.
