One of the top picks for us homeowners is granite because it is durable and beautiful as well as affordable.
The radioactivity of marble.
Generally these substances contain traces of radioactive elements like uranium thorium and their daughter products like radium polonium and radon.
These range from natural materials such as wood marble and granite to engineered products such as quartz stone.
However some articles have circulated that claim granite is a source of harmful radiation specifically radon.
By curiouspost august 23 2015.
Many homes contain decorative rock and stone such as granite and marble.
These marbles barely register on sensitive geiger counters and the radiation emitted barely creeps above the background radiation we experience everyday from natural sources.
Granite and marble do emit tiny but noticeable amount of radiation in different proportions.
Some building materials such as granite brick marble and other items contain natural radioactivity.
Both granite and marble are naturally occurring materials that were formed millions of years ago similar to minerals.