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Granite and radiation: Are you at risk?

Posted on August 05, 2008

The New York Times has initiated some controversy with its July 24, 2008 article entitled What s Lurking in Your Countertop? The article reports on the finding of worrisome levels of radiation being emitted from some granite countertops that were tested in a few homes. But the controversy is not whether granite countertops emit any radiation, but how much and if some pieces are more radioactive than others.That s because granite naturally contains some uranium, which is radioactive and which decays into radon that can also be released (radon is the second leading cause of lung can...

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