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. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 November 21 , 201 1 Dea r ELAIN E SWANSON , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t 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 and hous e dus t sampling . Dus t collecte d fro myou r hom e ha s been analyze d an

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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 Fact Sheet whic h include s tip s tha t wil l help reduc e th e amoun t o f lea d tracke d int o your home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l help reduc e the amoun t o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A cop y ofthi s fac t sheet i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . Ifth 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 aleve l 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 Departmen t 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 int o 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 dus L A copy ofthi 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 an d windowsil l ar e a t level s tha t woul d b e considere d hazardou s to childre n six 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 wil l hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d tracke d int o 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 copy ofthi s fac t shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s a n activ e childhoo d bloo d lea d preventio n program . I t i s alway s availabl e to answe r question s an d offe r advic e o n promotin g alea d saf e hom e environment . They ca n be reache d a t (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , <•—---9p,...33j^^^^rZI339v9^>- ^ Rei d Steinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Childhood Lea d Poisonin g Preventio n Progra m Divisio n o f Environmenta l Healt h http://www.douqlascountvhealth.co m