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. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 Decembe r 13,201 1 Dea r Jeann e Yates , The Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t an dthe Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y visite dyou r hom e fo r the purpose s of healt h educatio n an d hous e dus t sampling . Dust collecte d fro myou r hom e ha s bee n analyze d an

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in thi s letter . 360 1 N 19t h St/3216 5 Sampl e locatio n Result s (pg/ft' l Saf e leve l (pg/ft' l Bedroo m 4. 9 40 Windo w Sil l 85.6 6 25 0 Entr y Wa y 17.9 3 40 Livin g Area / Pla y Roo m 3. 9 40 In general , EP A consider s an y floor dus t result belo w 40 microgram s pe r squar e foo t (pg/ft" ) to be safe . Windowsill sample s ar e saf e whe n the y ar e belo w 25 0 (pg/f t ). Ifal l result s ar e low : Al l ofth e dus t sample s collecte d fro myou r hom e wer e below aleve l tha t would be considere d hazardou s to children si x year s of ag e or younger . If

on e or mor e floor sample s is 40 or more : At leas t one ofth e sample s fro mthe floor of you r hom e ha d lea d

at aleve l tha t would be considere d unsaf e fo r children si x year s of ag e or younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope d a Fact Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t of lea d tracke d int o you r home . Follovvin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e the amoun t of lea d

in you r hous e dust . A copy ofthi s fac t shee t is enclose d vvit h thi s letter . If

th e windowsil l sampl e is 25 0 or greater : The dus t collecte dfro myou r windowsil l is at aleve l tha t would be considere d hazardou sto children six year s of ag e or younger . It woul d be wis e to wip e dus t of f windowsill s ofte n

to reduc e the opportunit y fo r huma n exposure . In addftion , th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope d aFact Shee t which include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e the amoun t of lea d tracke dint o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s vvil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t of lea d

in you r hous e dust . A copy ofthi s fac t shee t is enclose d vvit h thi s letter . Ifbot h floor an d windowsil l sample s ar e high : The dus t collecte dfro myou r floor an d windowsill ar e

at level s tha t would be considere d hazardou sto children six year s of ag e or younger . The Dougla s Count} ' Healt h Departmen t has develope d aFac t Shee t which include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e the amoun t of lea d tracke d int o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e the amoun t of lea d

in you r hous e dust . A cop y ofthi s fac t sheet is enclose d wit h thi s letter . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s an activ e childhoo d bloo d lea d preventio n program . It is alway s availabl e to answe r question s an d offe r advic e on promoting alea dsaf e hom e environment . The y ca n be reache d at (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4035739 6 

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