DOUGLAS COUNTNTY^^ Y ^ Promoting and Protecting Public Health

Healthh , > Midtown Campus, 1111 South 41 Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68105 

departmen npntt / 

Adi M. Pour, Ph.D. 

Health Director 

(402) 444-7471 

(402) 444-6267 fax 

Administration & Finance 

(402)444-7216 

Epidemiology 

(402) 444-7214 

Food and Drink 

(402) 444-7480 

Health Promotion 

(402) 444-7475 

Lead Prevention Program 

(402) 444-7825 

Public Health Clinic & 

Immunizations 

(402) 444-6163 

STD Control 

(402) 444-7750 

Travel Clinic 

(402) 444-7207 

Sanitation Control 

(402) 444-7481 

Sanitary Engineenng 

(402) 444-7485 

WIC 

(402)444-1770 

Civic Center Location 

1819 Farnam Street H01 

Health Data 

(402)444-7213 

Vital Statistics 

(402) 444-7205 

Health Center Location 

4102 Woolworth Av. 

Laboratory Services 

(402) 444-7496 

October 26, 2011 

Dear JOSEPH LA VOIE, 

The Douglas County Health Department and the Environmental Protection Agency visited your home for 

the purposes of health education and house dust sampling. Dust collected from your home has been analyzed 

and the results are being sent to you in this letter. 

5419 DECATUR ST 

Sample location Results (pg/ft') Safe level (pg/ft') 

Bedroom .13 40 

Windowsill 1.38 250 

Entry Way .36 40 

Living Area/ Play Room 1 40 

In general, EPA considers any floor dust result below 40 micrograms per square foot (pg/ft") to be safe. 

Windowsill samples are safe when they are below 250 (pg/ft"). 

If all results are low: 

All ofthe dust samples collected from your home were below a level that would be considered hazardous 

to children six years of age or younger. 

If one or more floor samples is 40 or more: 

At least one ofthe samples from the floor of your home had lead at a level that would be considered 

unsafe for children six years of age or younger. The Douglas Count}' Health Departnient has developed a 

Fact Sheet which includes tips that will help reduce the amount of lead tracked into your home. Following 

these tips will help reduce the amount of lead in your house dust. A copy of this fact sheet is enclosed with 

this letter. 

If the windowsill sample is 250 or greater: 

The dust collected from your windowsill is at a level that would be considered hazardous to children six 

years of age or younger. It would be wise to wipe dust off windowsills often to reduce the opportunit}' for 

human exposure. In addition, the Douglas County Health Department has developed a Fact Sheet which 

includes tips that will help reduce the amount of lead tracked into your home. Following these tips will help 

reduce the amount of lead in your house dust. A copy of this fact sheet is enclosed with this letter. 

If both floor and windowsill samples are high: 

The dust collected from your floor and windowsill are at levels that would be considered hazardous to 

children six years of age or younger. The Douglas County Health Department has developed a Fact Sheet 

which includes tips that will help reduce the amount of lead tracked into your home. Following these tips 

will help reduce the amount of lead in your house dust. A copy of this fact sheet is enclosed with this letter. 

The Douglas County Health Department has an active childhood blood lead prevention program. It is 

always available to answer questions and offer advice on promoting a lead safe home environment. They can 

be reached at (402) 444-7489. 

Sincerely, 

Reid Steinkraus, B.S., REHS, Supervisor 

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 

Division of Envirormiental Health 

http://www.douqlascountvhealth.com