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Ascorbic Acid in Reducing Chlorine in Tea Bag Brewing Water and Student’s Knowledge of Chlorine in Tea Bags

Authors
Hartono Hartono1, Marlinang Isabella Silalahi1, Frans Judea Samosir1, Amalia Putri Ningrum1, *
1Public Health Study Program, Universitas Prima Indonesia, Medan, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: amaliaputriningrum8@gmail.com
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Amalia Putri Ningrum
Available Online 31 March 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-664-2_8How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Chlorine; Tea Bags; Ascorbic Acid; Knowledge
Abstract

Background: Chlorine is used by the tea industry as a bleaching and disinfecting agent for paper, but excessive consumption poses health risks. Ascorbic acid can reduce chlorine levels, and student knowledge plays a role in public awareness. Objective: To evaluate how ascorbic acid reduces chlorine in tea bag brewing water and the knowledge of students about chlorine in tea bags. Method: This quasi-experimental and descriptive study employed a one-group pretest-posttest design. Tea bag water was analyzed spectrophotometrically at the BTKL Class I Medan laboratory. Subjects included UNPRI public health students, selected using stratified random sampling. Results: Ascorbic acid significantly reduced chlorine in tea water, with the highest reduction (75%) from 0.8 mg/L to 0.2 mg/L in tea A with 2 grams of ascorbic acid. Additionally, 60.8% (48 students) had good knowledge of chlorine in tea bags. Conclusion: Ascorbic acid effectively reduces chlorine in tea water, and public health students at UNPRI demonstrate good knowledge of chlorine in tea bags.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Lifestyle Diseases and Natural Medicine (ICOLIFEMED 2024)
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Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
31 March 2025
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978-94-6463-664-2
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2468-5739
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