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. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 Augus t 26 , 201 1 Dea r PEDR O CONTRERAS , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department and th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y visite d your 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 fromyour hom e ha s been analyze d an d th e result s ar e bein g sent t o yo u i n thi s letter . 341 0 JONE S ST/100 0 Sampl e locatio n Result s (ng/ft^ ) Saf e leve l (ng/ft' ) Bedroo m 1.0 2 4 0 Windowsil l N/ A 25 0 Entry Wa y 1.0 2 4 0 Livin g Are a / Pla y Roo m 1.0 2 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 (ng/f t ) t o b e safe . Windowsil l sample s are saf e when they are belo w 25 0 (|j,g/ft") . I f

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t leas t on e ofth e sample s fromth e floor ofyou r 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 Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d fracked into you r 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 cop y o f thi 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 myour windowsil l i s a t alevel tha t woul d b e considere d hazardou s to 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 aFac t Sheet whic h include s tip s tha t will hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d fracked into your home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fact shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . I f

bot h floor an d windowsi U sample s ar e high : Th e dus t collecte d fromyour 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 whic h include s tip s tha t will help 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 cop y 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 o n promotin g alea d saf e hom e environment . They ca n b e reache d a t (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4038041 0 Rei d Steinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Superfun d Childhoo d Lea d Poisonin g Prevention Progra m Divisio n o f Environmenta l Healt h http://www.douqlascountvhealth.com