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# departmen t npn t / Ad i M. Pour , Ph.D . Healt h Directo r (402 ) 444-747 1 (402 ) 444-626 7 fa x Administratio n & Financ e (402)444-721 6 Epidemiolog y (402 ) 444-721 4 Foo d an d Drin k (402 ) 444-748 0 Healt h Promotio n (402 ) 444-747 5 Lea d Preventio n Progra m (402 ) 444-782 5 Publi c Healt h Clini c & Immunization s (402 ) 444-616 3 ST D Contro l (402 ) 444-775 0 Trave l Clini c (402 ) 444-720 7 Sanitatio n Contro l (402 ) 444-748 1 Sanitar yEngineenn g (402 ) 444-748 5 WI C (402)444-177 0 Civi c Cente rLocatio n 181 9 Farna m Stree t H0 1 Healt h Dat a (402)444-721 3 Vita l Statistic s (402 ) 444-720 5 Healt h Cente rLocatio n 410 2 Woolwort h Av . Laborator yService s (402 ) 444-749 6 Octobe r 26 , 201 1 Dea r JOSEP H LA VOIE , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t an dth e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y visite dyou r hom e fo r th e purpose s of healt h educatio n an dhous e dus t sampling . Dus t collecte dfromyou r hom e ha s bee n analyze d an dth e result s ar e bein g sen t to yo u in thi s letter . 541 9 DECATU R ST Sampl e locatio n Result s (pg/ft' ) Saf e leve l (pg/ft' ) Bedroo m .1 3 40 Windowsil l 1.3 8 25 0 Entr yWa y .3 6 40 Livin g Area / Pla yRoo m 1 40 In general , EPA consider s an y floor dus t resul t belo w 40 microgram s pe r squar e foo t (pg/ft" ) 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 dfromyou r hom e wer e belo w aleve l that woul dbe considere dhazardou s to childre n 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 on e ofth e sample s fromth e floor of you r hom e ha dlea d at aleve l that woul d be considere d unsaf e for childre n si x year s of ag eor younger . Th e Dougla s Count} ' Health Departnien t ha s develope da 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 . 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 fact shee t is enclose dwith thi s letter . If

th e windowsil l sampl eis 25 0 or greater : Th e dus t collecte dfro myou r windowsil l is at aleve l that woul dbe considere dhazardou s to childre n si x year s of ag e or younger . It woul dbe wis e to wip e dus t of f windowsill s ofte nto reduc e th e opportunit} ' fo r human exposure . In addition , th e Dougla s Count y Health Departmen t ha s develope daFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s that will hel p reduc e th e amoun tof lea dtracke dint 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 fact shee t is enclose dwith thi s letter . If

bot h floor an dwindowsil l sample s ar e high : Th e dus t collecte dfro myou r floor an dwindowsil l ar eat level s tha t woul d be considere dhazardou s to childre n si x year s of ag e or younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Health Departmen t ha s develope daFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t will hel p reduc e th e amoun t of leadtracke dint o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun tof lea d in you r hous e dust . A cop y of thi s fac t shee t is enclose dwit hthi s letter . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s an activ e childhoo dbloo dlea dpreventio n program . It is alway s availabl e to answe r question s an doffer advic e on promotin g alea dsaf e hom e environment . The y ca n be reache d at (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , ReidSteinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Childhoo dLea dPoisonin g Preventio n Progra m Divisio n of Envirormiental Healt h http://www.douqlascountvhealth.co m