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James Silverton[_4_]

On 9/11/2011 5:02 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:28:27 -0500, BubbaBob
> > wrote:
>
>> I guess that alpha particle emission from a surface that you prepare food
>> on is pretty much a con, as is radon creation from the breakdown of
>> uranium, particularly in the yellower shades of granite.
>
> Yeah, they are. You can always read the National Safety Council literauture on
> the subject if you're concerned.
>
> -- Larry

I wonder what the cancer statistics are in the Scottish city of
Aberdeen? The radioactivity from the widespread use of granite for
buildings there is higher than normal.

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James Silverton, Potomac

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