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2.     What may be harmful elements in tea?

Pesticides: For examples, see "What's in Your Green Tea?" and "Black and green tea / Pesticides, fumigant, radioactivity"

Lead: For example, see article: Lead contamination in different varieties of tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) and factors affecting lead bioavailability. J Sci Food Agric. 2010 Jul;90(9):1501-7. (Authors: Chen Y, Xu J, Yu M, Chen X, Shi J.)-report may be accessed through “PubMed”

Fluoride: For example, see article: Skeletal fluorosis and instant tea. Am J Med. 2005 Jan;118(1):78-82. (Authors: Whyte MP, Essmyer K, Gannon FH, Reinus WR.)-report may be accessed through “PubMed”

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