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. Healt h Directo r (402 ) 444-747 1 (402 ) 444-626 7 fa x Administratio n 8 i Financ e (402)444-721 6 Epidemiolog y (402 ) 444-721 4 Foo d an d Drinl i (402 ) 444-748 0 Healt h Promotio n (402 ) 444-747 5 Lea d Preventio n Progra m (402 ) 444-782 5 Publi c Healt h Clini c 8 , Immunization s (402)444-616 3 ST D Contro l (402 ) 444-775 0 Trave l Clini c (402 ) 444-720 7 Sanitatio n Contro l (402 ) 444-748 1 Sanitar y Engineerin g (402 ) 444-748 5 WI

C (402)444-177 0 Civi c Cente rLocatio n 181 9 Fama m Stree t HO I Healt h Dat a (402)444-721 3 Vita l Statistic s (402 ) 444-720 5 Healt h Cente rLocatio n 410 2 Woolwort h Av
. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 Augus t 26 , 201 1 Dea r ZEDEK A POrNDEXTER , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department an d th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y visite d you r home fo r th e purpose s o f healt h educatio n and hous e dus t sampling . Dus t collecte d fromyou r hom e ha s been analyze d and th e result s ar e bein g sent t o you i n thi s letter . 40 2 7 LAF A YETT E A VE / 2500 5 Sampl e locatio n Result s (|ig/ft^ ) Saf e leve l (ng/ft^ ) Bedroo m 15.9 8 4 0 Windo w Sil l 261.0 6 25 0 Entry Wa y 74.0 4 4 0 Livin g Are a / Pla y Roo m 28.4 3 4 0 I n general , EP A consider s an y floor dus t resul t belo w 4 0 microgram s pe r square foot (|ig/ft" ) t o b e safe . Windowsil l sample s ar e saf e whe n the y are belo w 25 0 (^g/ft^) . I f

al l result s ar e low : All ofth e dus t sample s collecte d fro myour hom e wer e belo w aleve l 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

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t leas t on e ofth e sample s fromth e floor o f your hom e ha d lea d a t alevel 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 hel p 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 you r hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fact 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 fromyou r windowsil l i s a t aleve l 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 of f windowsill s ofte n to 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 fracked into your home . Followin g thes e tip s will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A copy o f thi s fac t 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 fro myou r floor and windowsil l are 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 which 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 will help reduc e th e amoun t o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A copy o f thi s fac t 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 answer question s and offe r advic e on promotin g alea d saf e hom e environment . They ca n b e reache d a t (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4038054 5 ^ Rei d Steinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Superfun d Childhoo d Lea d Poisonin g Preventio n Progra m Divisio n o f Environmenta l Healt h http://vyviw.douqlascountvhealth.co m