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Hydrochars derived from flax shives (FS-Fe-HC), and eucalyptus (ES-Fe-HC) were tested for their efficiency in adsorbing pentachlorophenol (PCP) from wastewater.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Nitrate dissolves easily in water and does not adsorb onto the soil.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Out of all the experiments, steeping time made the most difference in tea leaves’ ability to adsorb metal ions.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Brewing tea may naturally adsorb heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, according to the study published Monday in the journal ACS Food Science & Technology.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The team found that cellulose tea bags work the best at adsorbing toxic metals from the water while cotton and nylon tea bags barely adsorbed any contaminants at all—and nylon bags also release contaminating microplastics to boot.
—Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
Also impactful was the teas’ steeping time, with teas that were brewed for a longer amount of time adsorbing more metal ions than teas that were brewed for a shorter amount of time.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Nitrate dissolves easily in water and does not adsorb onto the soil.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Out of all the experiments, steeping time made the most difference in tea leaves’ ability to adsorb metal ions.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Brewing tea may naturally adsorb heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, according to the study published Monday in the journal ACS Food Science & Technology.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The team found that cellulose tea bags work the best at adsorbing toxic metals from the water while cotton and nylon tea bags barely adsorbed any contaminants at all—and nylon bags also release contaminating microplastics to boot.
—Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
Also impactful was the teas’ steeping time, with teas that were brewed for a longer amount of time adsorbing more metal ions than teas that were brewed for a shorter amount of time.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Adsorb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adsorb. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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adsorb
transitive verb
ad·sorb
ad-ˈsȯ(ə)rb 
-ˈzȯ(ə)rb
-ˈzȯ(ə)rb
: to take up and hold by adsorption
: to become adsorbed
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