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y Healt h Department

and 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 and hous e dus t sampling . Dus t

collecte d fromyour

home ha s been analyze d and th e result s ar

e bein g sent

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t (jig/ft" ) t o b e safe . Windowsil l sample s are saf e when they ar

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sample s collecte d fro

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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 on e o r mor e floor

sample s i s 4 0 o r

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t woul d b e considere d unsaf e fo r childre n si x year s o f

ag e o r younger . The Dougla s Count y Healt h Department

ha s develope d a Fac t Sheet whic h include s tip s tha

t will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d tracke d int

o your 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 cop y o f

thi s fact shee t i s enclose d wit

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th e windowsil l sampl e i s 25 0 o r greater : Th e dus t collecte d fro

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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

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n addition , th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department

ha s develope d aFact

Sheet whic h include s tip s tha

t will help reduc e th e amount o f lea d fracked into your

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 copy o f

thi s fac t shee t 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 t o childre n si x year s o f

ag e or younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department

ha s develope d aFac t

Sheet which 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 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 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 t o answer 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 , y 

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d Poisoning Preventio

n Progra m Divisio n of Environmenta

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