Originally Posted by
Bernie Caliendo
Some of the big scare came from an article in the New York Time. This is what startled the consumers. AARST came out with some voluntary guidelines to test including testing the house & granite top area. Do not place the devices on the tops and thay should be at lease 20" off the floor & 20" off the granite. Compare the house results with the granite area results. If the house results comes back high, recommend a mitigation system then do an exact placement test. If the house results are low which indicates the mitigation system is working but the granite area remains high, it could be a problem. However, radon gas has a half life of 3.8 days. How would a granite top keep getting the radon replenished?
Bernie,
You have read a representitive from the stone industry say that the radiation issue is real on some stones. The majority of the radiation comes from U 235 and U 238, Radon comes from both decay chains, that is scientific fact.
The granite countertop continually replaces the radon, for millions of years.
And Randy, you are misquoting and that is easily proved. No one said the hit men were waiting at the air port, I said they were placing odds on whether or not he would make it to his hotel. Typical make it up Randy, if you can't make something up, you use a personal attack.
And they do call themselves a "brother hood". No women allowed I guess, like the Mulsim brotherhood or the aryan brotherhood. They brag about strong arming machinery companies, trade associations, non profits, and material companies. I think that "brotherhood" fits the bill till they clean up their act.
Cao, I'll read your reply later today, got to go measure a lady's countertop.