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Arrow News, Expert: Granite counter tops may be unsafe.
HOUSTON, July 26 (UPI) -- A Texas expert says some granite counter tops have high amounts of uranium that could create a health risk for humans.

Rice University physics Professor W.J. Llope says gamma radiation and radon gas produced by uranium-rich stones used to make counter tops could cause cancer in humans, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday.

Expert: Granite counter tops may be unsafe - UPI.com
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They have radon health spas in Austria.

At least, they say they're "healthy".
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