AN1603 Mercury Det.in Tea HydraIIC - AppliCation Note

Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the world’s most popular non-alcoholic beverages and is consumed by over two-thirds of the earth’s population. Experimental studies have demonstrated that the accumulation of significant amounts of excess nonessential trace elements in tea leaves may increase the metal body burden in humans over a period of prolonged tea consumption. The presence of heavy metals, often accumulated in the kidneys and liver, are widely reported to be toxic to the human body, disrupting numerous biochemical processes and potentially leading to cardiovascular, nervous, kidney and bone diseases.