These range from natural materials such as wood marble and granite to engineered products such as quartz stone.
The radioactivity of marble.
These marbles barely register on sensitive geiger counters and the radiation emitted barely creeps above the background radiation we experience everyday from natural sources.
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.
By curiouspost august 23 2015.
One of the top picks for us homeowners is granite because it is durable and beautiful as well as affordable.
However some articles have circulated that claim granite is a source of harmful radiation specifically radon.
Some building materials such as granite brick marble and other items contain natural radioactivity.
Many homes contain decorative rock and stone such as granite and marble.
Yes it is true.
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.