Microplastics in tea bags

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• splinter@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This study is such bullshit. They took 300 teabags and boiled them in 600ml of water while stirring at 750rpm for an unspecified amount of time, and claim their method to be an accurate simulation of making a cup of tea.

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  • rimu@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I had trouble believing you at first so I hunted down the study to verify. You're completely right!

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    • ralakus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Three teabag types were purchased online (Amazon and AliExpress) or in a local supermarket. The online-purchased teabags were ordered empty (with no tea inside) and with a known polymer composition

      The third teabag type (sample 3), bought in the supermarket, was a regular tea brand of green tea

      300 teabags were transferred into a 1 L beaker (pre-washed and sterilized) containing 600 mL of Milli-Q water at 95 ◦C with constant stirring (750 rpm).

      It sounds like they were using a magnetic stir bar rather than a spoon or rod but still, 300 teabags, most of which coming empty from Amazon or AliExpress in 600ml is ridiculous.

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    • splinter@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s almost too absurd to believe.

      There’s a conversation to be had about microplastic contamination, but this study feels and sounds like bad faith argument.

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  • Zip2@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They probably microwaved the water too, and didn’t use a saucer. No mention of when they put the milk in?

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• sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Pro tip from someone who encounters these tea bags a lot and was already uncomfortable with them. Open the bag and put it in a french press or metal loose leaf holder

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• FarceOfWill@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Not clicking but if this is the one from a while ago its specifically about plastic glteabags. And, like, obviously.

  If you stir with a plastic spoon you’ll have even more

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  • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    What if I exclusively drink out of disposable plastic mugs? That’s still fine, right?

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• beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Oh MY teabag. Because I’M the one at fault here & not billionaires who demanded more profits by any means which ended up being making teabags from microplastics.

  F off, we’re not buying headlines like that anymore. It’s NOT MY FAULT that these things exist & there’s usually no financial alternative to it.

  THE BILLIONAIRE IS TO BLAME HERE.

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  • Zip2@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    edit: OP obviously this is aimed at the magazine & not at you posting this

    That’s cool. Personally I can’t stand the stuff, I’m alcohol total.

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• OmegaLemmy@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Buying lots of premium tea isn’t that much more expensive…

  Why won’t you guys do it?

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  • MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Tea bags are about convenience. No need to portion them out and fewer utensils involved which means less washing up and it makes them much easier to use on the go.

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    • zagaberoo@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Getting an infusing scoop made loose tea just as practical in my experience. I just rinse it rather than wash it since it only ever touches tea leaves and water.

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