Web Home: Radiation and Radon from Natural Stone W.J. Llope

Houston KHOU Channel 11 aired a news story during the 10 p.m. broadcast on May 7, 2008 that investigated the possible dangers from natural stone countertops in homes in the Houston area. I contributed some on-air comments, as well as a short write-up. my paper is now published in the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (click to go to the paper on the ScienceDirect site) Volume 102, Issue 6, June 2011, Pages 620-629 If you have questions, please see my F.A.Q page Links: KHOU TV Story [HTML KHOU] [Video KHOU] [PDF]  May 7, 2008 "Radiation and Radon from Natural Stone" [PDF]  May 7, 2008 Rice News article [HTML]  May 15, 2008 NaI(Tl) Calibration Note [PDF]  May 18, 2008 Consumer Reports Blog [PDF]  July 3, 2008 N.Y. Times Article [PDF]  July 24, 2008 Houston Chronicle Article [PDF]  July 25, 2008 CW39 TV Story [HTML+Video CW39] [PDF]  Sept 1, 2008 NBC Today Show Story [Video NBC]  Sept 4, 2008 Long Island Newsday Article [PDF]  Sept 5, 2008 Omaha World-Herald Article [PDF]  Sept 8, 2008 Angie's List Magazine [PDF]  December, 2008 Minnesota Star Tribune [PDF] March 14, 2009 Universal Slate [PDF] February 24, 2010 If your question is not covered on the F.A.Q. page, or you want to discuss the test results that you have obtained, you can contact me via e-mail at SaxumSubluceo@gmail.com