Many homes contain decorative rock and stone such as granite and marble.
The radioactivity of marble.
Although the marbles emit beta particles and gamma rays which are dangerous at high levels they only give off a small number of these radioactive decay products.
Both granite and marble are naturally occurring materials that were formed millions of years ago similar to minerals.
One of the top picks for us homeowners is granite because it is durable and beautiful as well as affordable.
Generally these substances contain traces of radioactive elements like uranium thorium and their daughter products like radium polonium and radon.
By curiouspost august 23 2015.
However some articles have circulated that claim granite is a source of harmful radiation specifically radon.
Granite and marble do emit tiny but noticeable amount of radiation in different proportions.
The amount of radioactivity in building materials depends on the type of material but the amount of radiation released from these materials is typically very very low.
Yes it is true.