Washing fresh tea leaves before picking decreases pesticide residues in tea.
Wanjun GaoJiagang GuoLiang XieChuan-Yi PengLili HeXiaochun WanRuyan HouPublished in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture (2020)
Pesticides with different structures have different penetration abilities on the tea leaf surface, and some pesticides in commercial tea can be reduced by spraying with water before fresh leaves are picked. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.