Granite Countertops May Contain Uranium

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Granite Countertops May Contain Uranium

August 20, 2008 | ISSUE 44•34

Many homeowners are having to remove their new countertops because the granite in them has been found to emit hazardous levels of radon. What do you think?

I wondered why my Kenmore under-cupboard Geiger counter was going crazy.

Sharon Kypke
Horse Trainer
Get rid of my gorgeous granite countertops just because of some measly radiation emissions? I don't think so. From now on, it's daily potassium iodide tablets for me and my family.

Dick Jefferts
Systems Analyst
It's really the kids I feel sorry for. Those spoiled, rotten kids.

Raul Parsons
Security Guard

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