Could Your Countertops Be Harming You?

Could Your Countertops Be Harming You?

By KATE MURPHYNew York TimesPublished: July 24, 2008 SHORTLY before Lynn Sugarman of Teaneck, N.J., bought her summer home in Lake George, N.Y., two years ago, a routine inspection revealed it had elevated levels of radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer....