Comments on: Those pretty granite countertops you have http://www.delawareliberal.net/2008/07/24/those-pretty-granite-countertops-you-have/ Ground zero for all things political in Delaware Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:15:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Art Downs http://www.delawareliberal.net/2008/07/24/those-pretty-granite-countertops-you-have/#comment-43897 Art Downs Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:19:37 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=5528#comment-43897 There may be hysteria at work and the radon scare may turn out to be just another consumer ripoff. The 'studies' that were the basis for the concern used people who were more likely to be exposed to radon than most people: coal miners. This is a population with a high lung cancer rate but also one that tends to smoke more than the average person. No reaction to the marble countertops and floors in my house by my geiger counter. There may be hysteria at work and the radon scare may turn out to be just another consumer ripoff. The ’studies’ that were the basis for the concern used people who were more likely to be exposed to radon than most people: coal miners. This is a population with a high lung cancer rate but also one that tends to smoke more than the average person.

No reaction to the marble countertops and floors in my house by my geiger counter.

]]> By: RSmitty http://www.delawareliberal.net/2008/07/24/those-pretty-granite-countertops-you-have/#comment-43757 RSmitty Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:10:08 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=5528#comment-43757 It's not as bad as the radon you emit at work, you bastard! It’s not as bad as the radon you emit at work, you bastard!

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