There are Radon emissions on your TV set, fridge, and wristwatch... so should you quit using them? Of course not... levels are so low, that they don't pose a risk to you or your family...Same with your granite countertops: Dr. L.L. Chyi, PhD in Geology from the University of Akron, OH, tested the most commonly used granites for countertops for radon and says: "The highest radon count on all samples tested accounted for only 7% of EPA's recommended maximum level. The second highest to only 1%." Granite countertops are perfectly safe.
Recent media reports have called into question the safety of granite counterops. Fueled by the manufacturers of competing synthetic products, these misleading and inaccurate reports have made granite and radon a confusing and emotional issue for consumers, many of whom are now concerned about installing granite countertops in their homes or worried about the countertops they already have. The scope of these concerns is unfounded.
As two leading authorities on indoor environmental exposures, Dr. John McCarthy, of Environmental Health & Engineering, and Dr. John D. Spengler, of the Harvard School of Public Health, recently concluded: "A considerable amount of research has been published in peer-reviewed scientific literature and all of it comes to the same conclusion: the levels of radon coming off a granite countertop are not excessive and not showing any risk for the population in their homes."
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