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Ad i M. Pour , Ph.D
. Healt h Directo r (402 ) 444-747 1 (402 ) 444-626 7 fa x Administratio n & Finance (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 y Engineerin g (402 ) 444-748 5 WI C (402)444-177 0 CIVI C Cente rLocatio n 181 9 Fama m Stree t HO I Healt h Dat a (402)444-721 3 Vita l Statistics (402 ) 444-720 5 Healt h Cente rLocatio n 410 2 Woolwort h Av
. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 Octobe r 26 , 201 1 Dea r THOMA S LANPHIER , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t and th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agency visite d you r hom e fo r the purpose s of healt h educatio n and hous e dus t sampling . Dust collecte d fro myou r hom e has bee n analyze d an

d th e result s ar e being sen t to yo u

in thi s letter . 48/ 9 UNDERWOO D A VE Sampl e locatio n Result s (pg/ft' ) Saf e leve l (pg/ft' ) Bedroo m 9. 2 40 Windo w Sil l 1170.5 8 25 0 Entr y Way 35. 4 40 Livin g Area/Pla y Roo m 10.4 1 40 In general , EP A consider s an y floor dus t result below 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 d fro myou r hom e wer e belo w aleve l tha t would be considere d hazardou s to children six year s of ag e or younger . If

on e or mor e floor sample s is40 or more : At leas t one ofth e sample s fro mthe floor of you r hom e ha d lea d

at aleve l tha t would be considere d unsaf e fo r children six year s of ag e or younger . The Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t has develope d a Fact Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e the amoun t of lea d tracke d int 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 copy of thi s fac t shee t is enclose d wit h thi s letter . If

th e windowsil l sampl e is 25 0 or greater : The dus t collecte d fro myou r windowsil l is at aleve l tha t would be considere d hazardou sto children six year s of ag e or younger . It woul d be wis e to wip e dus t of f windowsill s ofte n

to reduc e the opportunit y fo r huma n exposure . In addition , th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope d aFac t Shee t which include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e the amoun t of lea d tracked int o you r home . Following thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e the amoun t of lea d

in you r hous e dust . A cop y

of thi s fac t sheet is enclose d wit h thi s letter . If

bot h floor an d windowsil l sample s ar e high : The dus t collecte d fro myou r floor and windowsil l ar e at level s tha t woul d be considere d hazardou sto children six year s of ag e or younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope d aFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t of lea d tracke d int o you r home . Following thes e tip s will hel p reduc e the amoun t of lea d

in you r hous e dust . A cop y

of thi s fac t sheet is enclose d wit h thi s letter . The Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s an activ e childhoo d blood lea d preventio n program .It is alway s availabl e to answe r question s an d offe r advic e on promoting alea d saf e hom e environment . The y ca n be reached at (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4035527 6 

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