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Ad I M . Pour , Ph.D . Healt h Directo r (402 ) 444-747 1 (402 ) 444-626 7 fa x Administratio n & Financ e (402)444-721 6 Chil( j Car s Nurs e Consultan t (402 ) 444-642 6 Epidemiolog y (402)444-721 4 Foo d an d Dnn k (402 ) 444-748 0 Healtt i Dat a (402)444-721 3 Healt h Promotio n (402 ) 444-747 5 Lea d Preventio n Progra m (402 ) 444-782 5 Sanitatio n Contro l (402 ) 444-748 1 Sanitar y Engineerin g (402 ) 444-748 5 Vita l Statisti( » (402 ) 444-720 4 WI C (402 ) 444-177 0 Healt h Cante rLocation : 42n d & Woolwortt i Avenu e Omaha , N E 6810 5 Publi c Healt h Clini c S Immunization s (402 ) 444-616 3 Laboratory Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 ST D Contro l (402 ) 444-775 0 Trave l Clini c (402 ) 444-720 7 

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### SUPERFUN D DIVISIO N Dea r Ros e Neai , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department an d th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y visite d you r hom e fo r th e purpose s o f healt h educatio n an d hous e dus t sampling . Dus t collecte d fro myour home ha s been analyze d and th e result s are bein g sent t o yo u i n thi s letter . 381 7 Florenc e Blv d Sampl e locatio n Result s (ng/ft^ ' Saf e leve l (ng/ft' ) Bedroo m 43.3 9 4 0 Windo w Sil l 1542.1 9 4 0 Entry Wa y 6. 1 4 0 Livin g Are a / Pla y Roo m 2. 3 25 0 I n general , EP A consider s an y floo r dus t resul t belo w 4 0 microgram s pe r square foot (|ag/f t ) t o b e safe . Windowsil l sample s are saf e when they are belo w 25 0 (|ig/ft^) . I f

al l result s ar e low : All ofth e dus t sample s collecte d fro myour hom e were belo w alevel tha t woul d b e considere d hazardou s t o childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . I f

on e o r mor e floor sample s i s 4 0 o r more : A

t leas t on e ofth e sample s fro mth e floor o f you r hom e ha d lea d a t aleve l tha t woul d b e considere d unsaf e fo r childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department ha s develope d a Fac t Sheet whic h include s tip s tha t will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d tracke d into you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l help reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A cop y ofthi s fac t shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . I f

th e windowsil l sampl e i s 25 0 o r greater : Th e dus t collecte d fro myou r windowsil l i s a t alevel tha t woul d b e considere d hazardou s t o childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . I t woul d b e wis e t o wip e dus t offwindowsill s ofte n t o reduc e th e opportunit y fo r huma n exposure . I n addition , th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department ha s develope d aFact Sheet whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d tracke d into you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n you r hous e dust . A cop y ofthi s fact sheet i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . I f

both floor an d windowsil l sample s ar e high : Th e dus t collecte d fromyour floo r an d windowsil l ar e a t level s tha t woul d b e considere d hazardou s t o childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department ha s develope d aFact Sheet whic h include s tip s tha t will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d tracke d into your home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l help reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A copy ofthi s fact shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department ha s a n activ e childhoo d bloo d lea d preventio n program . I t i s alway s availabl e t o answe r question s an d offe r advic e on promotin g alea d saf e hom e environment . The y ca n b e reache d a t (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4035306 9 

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