Radiation risk from granite countertops spurs call for oversight
Rice University physicist W J Slope warns some Houston area granite countertops contain uranium at levels unsafe for humans. Using a spectrometer he tested 25 varieties and found possible exposure of up to 100 millirems in months, prompting calls for oversight.
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