We have hundreds of different granites in the showroom, not counting slabs on desks, etc. Would the testing you described give accurate answers with that much material? I would say everything in the room has been out of the ground for 3+ years and is from all over the world-Argentina, Brazil, Africa, etc.

Thank you again
Ilene

We have hundreds of different granites in the showroom, not counting slabs on desks, etc. Would the testing you described give accurate answers with that much material? I would say everything in the room has been out of the ground for 3+ years and is from all over the world-Argentina, Brazil, Africa, etc.

Thank you again
Ilene

Radon tests kits do not measure radiation.

The only way to measure radiation is with instruments designed specifically for that purpose. We use a Ludlum 19, a PM1703 gamma dosimeter, and Arrowtech gamma dosimeters.

We provide film badges for homeowners to test their own granite. A film badge taped to the surface of the granite for a week will measure the radiation emitted from the stone. The badge is analyzed by a lab, and they provide a report giving the amount of radiation emitted.

Radon tests kits do not measure radiation.

The only way to measure radiation is with instruments designed specifically for that purpose. We use a Ludlum 19, a PM1703 gamma dosimeter, and Arrowtech gamma dosimeters.

We provide film badges for homeowners to test their own granite. A film badge taped to the surface of the granite for a week will measure the radiation emitted from the stone. The badge is analyzed by a lab, and they provide a report giving the amount of radiation emitted.

We put 6 radon detectors in our showroom. We placed them directly on and around granite slab pieces, including our desktops. They were left for the required amount of time and mailed back to the agency from which we received them…and the report we got back told us we had background radiation lower than the acceptable indoor amounts…

We wanted to know. We became aggressive and found out. We feel perfectly safe in offering granite to our clients. We are not negating anyone’s health concerns for themselves and their families with this information. We are not experts in background radiation…so we went to the experts.

We remember a time when there was an outcry about radiation coming from color tv sets…and testing showed there was more radiation coming from the lions in front of the library on 5th Ave than from anyone’s television.

That said, we know it is not a joke to care about the air we breath or to want to protect your family from unnecessary toxins…but the granite in your kitchen, with few exceptions, is not one of them.

We put 6 radon detectors in our showroom. We placed them directly on and around granite slab pieces, including our desktops. They were left for the required amount of time and mailed back to the agency from which we received them…and the report we got back told us we had background radiation lower than the acceptable indoor amounts…

We wanted to know. We became aggressive and found out. We feel perfectly safe in offering granite to our clients. We are not negating anyone’s health concerns for themselves and their families with this information. We are not experts in background radiation…so we went to the experts.

We remember a time when there was an outcry about radiation coming from color tv sets…and testing showed there was more radiation coming from the lions in front of the library on 5th Ave than from anyone’s television.

That said, we know it is not a joke to care about the air we breath or to want to protect your family from unnecessary toxins…but the granite in your kitchen, with few exceptions, is not one of them.