Media reports have circulated that have created widespread consumer confusion and concern about radiation levels occurring in natural granites used for residential countertops. These reports suggest some countertops may pose health risks, ignoring years of legitimate and independent scientific research that has concluded that natural stone is safe to use in homes. Click here for a study conducted by an independent laboratory with expertise in radon and radiology testing. The laboratory tested 112 of the most common commercial granites used for countertops, finding "Cumulatively, we have a huge body of evidence that suggests that this particular risk from granite is negligible."
For more information, please click here for a pdf or contact the Marble Institute of America at www.marble-institute.com.
You can also read the Environmental Protection Agency's confirmation that radon does not pose a threat by clicking here or the response provided by the President of the Health Physics Society by clicking here.