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. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 Octobe r 26 , 201 1 Dea r RUT H HOWARD , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t an d th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agency visite d you r hom e fo r the purpose s of healt h educatio n an d hous e dus t sampling . Dust collecte d fromyou r hom e ha s bee n analyzed an

d th e result s ar e bein g sen t to yo u

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BL VD Sampl e locatio n Result s (pg/ft^ ) Saf e leve l (pg/ft^ ) Bedroo m 2.6 5 40 Windo w Sil l 1142.7 1 25 0 Entr y Way 5.6 5 40 Livin g Are a / Pla y Roo m 2. 5 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/f t )to be safe . Windowsil l sample s ar e saf e whe n the y ar e belo w 25 0 (pg/ft"-) . If

al l result s ar e low : Al

l ofth e dus t sample s collecte d fromyou r hom e wer e belo w aleve l tha t woul d

be considere d hazardou s to children six year s of ag e or younger . If

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

at aleve l tha t woul d

be considered unsaf e fo r children six year s of ag e or younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s developeda Fac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t of lea dtracke dint o you r home . Following 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

of thi s fac t sheet is enclosed wit h thi s letter . If

th e windowsil l sampl e is 25 0 or greater : The dust collecte dfro myou r windowsill is at aleve l tha t would be considere d hazardou sto children six year s of ag e or younger .It would 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 addition , th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope d aFact Shee t whic h 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 . Following 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

of thi s fac t shee t is enclose dwit h thi s letter . If

bot 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 . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t has develope d aFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t of lea dtracke d int o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t of lea d

in you r hous e dust . A cop y

of thi s fac t shee t 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 blood lea d preventio n program . It is alway s availabl e to answe r question s an doffe r advic e on promoting alea d saf e hom e environment . The y ca n be reached at (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4035520 2 Rei d Steinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r ChildhoodLea dPoisonin g Preventio n Progra m Superfun d Divisio n

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