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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 4 Financ e (402)444-721 6 Chil d Car e Nurs e Consultan t (402 ) 444-542 6 Epidemiolog y (402)444-721 4 Foo d an d Drin k (402 ) 444-748 0 Healt h Dat a (402)444-721 3 Healt h Promotio n (402 ) 444-747 5 Lea d Preventio n Progra m (402 ) 444-782 5 Sanitatio n Contro l (402 ) 444-748 1 Sanitar y Engineerin g (402 ) 444-748 5 Vita l Statistic s (402 ) 444-720 4 WI C (402 ) 444-177 0 Healt h Cente rLocation : 42n d 4 Woolwort h Avenu e Omaha . NE 6810 5 Publi c Healt h Clini c 4 Immunization s (402)444-616 3 Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 5 ST D Contro l (402 ) 444-775 0 Trave l Clini c (402 ) 444-720 7 Octobe r 4, 201 1 Dea r BrendaBell , The Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t an d th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agency visited you r hom e fo r th

e purpose s of healt h educatio n an d hous e dus t sampling . Dust collecte d fro myou r hom e ha s bee n analyze d an

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

in thi s letter . 280 2 Frankli n St Sampl e locatio n Result s (pg/ft' ) Saf e leve l (^g/ft' ) Bedroo m 200.6 7 40 Windo w Sil l 181.1 6 25 0 Entr y Way 1. 5 40 Livin g Are a / Pla y Roo m 1 40 In general , EP A consider s an y tloo r dus t result below 40 microgram s pe r squar e foo t (ug/ft" )to be safe . Windowsill 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 of the 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 si x year s of ag e or younger . If

on e or mor e floor sample s is40 or more : At leas t one of th 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 Douglas Count y Healt h Departmen t has develope d a Fact Shee t vvhic h include s tip s tha t vvil l hel p reduc e the amoun t of lea d tracke d 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 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 windowsill is at aleve l tha t would be considere d hazardou sto children si x 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 th e opportunit y fo r huma n exposure . In addition , the Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope d aFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t vvil 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 shee t 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 an d windowsill ar e at level s tha t would be considere d hazardou sto children si x year s of ag e or younger . The Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope d aFact 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 . Following 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 fac t shee t is enclose d wit h thi s letter . The Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s an activ e childhoo d bloo d 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 , Rei d Steinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Childhoo d Lea d Poisonin g Preventio n Progra m Divisio n

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