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d th e result s ar e bein g sen t to yo u i n thi s letter . 332 8 HICKOR Y ST/1934 8 Sampl e locatio n Result s Saf e leve l (ug/ft" ) Bedroo m 1 Ug/ft " 4 0 Entrywa y 1. 5 ug/ft " 4 0 Livin g Area / Pla y Roo m lug/ft " 4 0 Windowsil l N/ A ug/ft " 25 0 I n general , EP A consider s an y floor dus t resul t belo w 4 0 microgram s pe r square foo t (ug/ft" ) t o b e safe . Windowsil l sample s are saf e whe n they are belo w 25 0 (ug/ft^)

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al l result s ar e low : Al l ofth e dus t sample s collecte d fromyour 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 ofyou r home 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 Fact 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 will hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A cop y ofthi s fac t shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . If

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 alevel 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 t o 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 Shee t whic h 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 wil l hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n your hous e dust . 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 fromyour floor and windowsil l ar e a t level s tha t woul d b e considere d hazardou s to 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 hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d tracke d int o your 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 fact sheet 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 to answe r 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 , Rei d Steinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Childhoo d Lea d Poisoning Preventio n Progra m Divisio n o f Environmenta l Healt h http://vi/ww.dou q lasco u ntvhealt h .co m