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    Are granite countertops bad for your health?

    Thanks for the welcome, Inspector D. So the granite tops affect the radon detectors? I could see that happening. Do they have a fan that sucks in room air or is it entirely passive? Granite trucks, yeah, the larger the stack the hotter it reads. It is kind of weird, you can take two...
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    Are granite countertops bad for your health?

    Oh, only one case has been directly linked to food illness from granite, Moore Oklahoma back around 2002 or so. Still no one knows to look for the connection. The health dept won't allow it locally for resturant food zones, nor is there any with a NSF51 rating for food splash zone use. One...
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    Are granite countertops bad for your health?

    Educator, While I am no huge fan of granite, I hate to see false hoods told about any material. Not that you are, but someone told you a whopper on the granite resurfacing. I've never heard of a need to resurface, resealing is needed pretty often depending on the cleaner used and how...
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    Are granite countertops bad for your health?

    To start with, Hulligar runs a stone website for stone repair. He has posted the same paragraphs in a hundred places on the internet. As I run across them, I set the record straight. There have been dozens of studies on the issue of granite and radiation/Radon. Most warn of the need to...
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