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. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 Augus t 26 , 201 1 Dea r ELLE N BRYANT , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department and th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y visite d your home fo r th e purpose s o f healt h educatio n and hous e dus t sampling . Dus t collecte d fromyou r home ha s bee n analyze d and th e result s ar e bein g sen t to you i n thi s letter . 251 5 FOR T ST/62 7 Sampl e locatio n Result s (ng/ft^ ) Saf e leve l (tig/ft' ) Bedroo m 2. 5 4 0 Windo w Sil l N/ A 25 0 Entry Wa y 2. 5 4 0 Livin g Are a / Pla y Roo m 2. 5 4 0 I n general , EP A consider s an y floor dus t resul t belo w 4 0 microgram s pe r square foot (|ig/ft" ) to b e safe . Windowsil l sample s are saf e whe n they ar e belo w 25 0 (^g/ft^) . I f

al l result s ar e low : Al l ofth e dus t sample s collecte d fromyour hom e wer e belo w 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 f

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t leas t on e ofth e sample s fro mth e floor ofyou 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 o f ag e o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department ha s develope d a Fac t Sheet whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d fracked into you r home . Followin g thes e tip s will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fact shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . I f

th e windowsil l sampl e i s 25 0 o r greater : Th e dus t collecte d fromyour windowsil l i s a t alevel 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 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 Department ha s develope d aFac t Sheet whic h include s tip s tha t will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d fracked int o your home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n you r hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fact shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . I f

bot h floor an d windowsil l sample s ar e high : Th e dus t collecte d fromyour floor and windowsil l are 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 aFac t Sheet whic h inclu(Je s tip s tha t wil l help reduc e th e amount o f lea d tracke d into 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 cop y o f thi s fac t shee t 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 o n promotin g alea d saf e home environment . They ca n b e reache d a t (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4038039 6 ^ : ^ Superfun d 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://www.douqlascountvhealth.co m