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. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 Novembe r 21 , 201 1 Dea r ROBER T BLACK , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department an d 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 fro myour hom e ha s been analyze d and th e result s ar e bein g sen t to yo u i n thi s letter . 311 4 POPPLETO N A VE / 2054 9 Sampl e locatio n Result s (\ig/ft^ ) Saf e leve l (ug/ft^ ) Bedroo m 4. 2 4 0 Windo w Sil l 395.7 7 25 0 Entr y Wa y 7. 1 4 0 Livin g Are a / Pla y Roo m 6. 2 4 0 I n general , EP A consider s an y floor dus t result belo w 4 0 microgram s pe r square foo t (ng/ft" ) t o b e safe . Windowsill sample s are saf e whe n they ar e belo w 25 0 (ng/ft') . I f

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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 alevel tha t woul d b e considere d unsaf e fo r childre n si x year s of ag e o r younger . The Dougla s Count y Healt h Department ha s develope d a Fact Sheet which include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t of lea d tracke d int o your home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l help reduc e th e amoun t o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A copy ofthi s fact shee t 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 t o childre n six year s of ag e o r younger . I t woul d b e wis e to 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 wil l help reduc e th e amoun t of lea d tracke d int o your home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea d i n you r hous e dust . A copy ofthi s fact sheet i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . Ifbot h floor an d windowsil l sample s ar e high : Th e dus t collecte d fromyou r floor an d windowsil l ar e 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 which include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e the amount o f lea d tracke d into you r home . Followin g thes e tip s will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n you r hous e dust . A copy ofthi s fact shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . The 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 answe r question s an d 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 , 4035676 9 Rei d Steinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r 

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