A Rational Discussion on Radon in Granite Countertops
This post is a follow-up to The Fight Over Radon in Granite Countertops Heats Up, which will provide some background information on the granite/radon issue.
With the legion of both deniers and alarmists out there attempting to monopolize the discussion over the safety of granite countertops, it is difficult to find unbiased information. Peruse the comments in the above post and you can see the discussion has devolved into name calling. The deniers, many of whom work in the granite industry, blast any insinuation that granite could be dangerous as “fear-mongering” and put down the current research as “junk science.” The alarmists, many of whom sell competing countertops, argue that consumers shouldn’t take the risk that comes with granite. The truth, as with most heated arguments, can be found somewhere in the middle.
