It does pay to find out for sure if there are harmful levels of radioactive elements in your granite countertops.
Is there radiation in granite.
While there are no radiation exposure standard standards specific to granite counter tops there are two standards that may be referenced in any professional evaluation.
However any radiation present would decrease quickly with increasing distance from the source.
After all there are always exceptions to the rule.
However high levels of radon in the home from all possible sources is a health concern because it can cause lung cancer.
Some granite and other natural stones contains trace amounts of uranium.
Children and developing fetuses are vulnerable to radiation which can cause other forms of cancer.
Granite is a natural source of radiation like most natural stones.
The lowdown on granite radiation.
Potassium 40 is a radioactive isotope of weak emission and a constituent of alkali feldspar which in turn is a common component of granitic rocks more abundant in alkali feldspar granite and syenites.
Use the radiation dose calculator to estimate your yearly dose from sources of ionizing radiation.
While radon gas and radiation emission levels attributable to granite are not typically high there are simply too many variables to generalize about the emissions from granite countertops.
It is extremely unlikely that radiation from granite countertops would increase annual radiation doses above normal natural background levels.
It s not true that all granite countertops emit alarming amounts of radon.
However in some instances tests have found that granite countertops give off potentially dangerous levels of radiation.
If it emits radon it typically does so at very low levels.