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. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 Augus t 26 , 201 1 Dea r MICHAE L TRUSTY , Th e Dougla s Count 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 fro myou r home ha s been analyze d an d th e result s are bein g sen t to yo u i n thi s letter . 91782 7 ST/2200 2 Sampl e locatio n Result s (ng/ft^ ) Saf e leve l (ng/ft' ) Bedroo m 2. 5 4 0 Windo w Sil l 223. 9 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 floo r dus t resul t belo w 4 0 microgram s per square foo t (ng/ft" ) t o b e safe . Windowsil l sample s are saf e whe n they ar e belo w 25 0 (ng/ft") . I f

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on e o r mor e floor sample s i s 4 0 o r more : A t leas t on e ofth e sample s fro mth e floor o f you r hom e ha d lea d a t alevel tha t woul d b e considere d imsaf 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 Fact Sheet whic h include s tip s tha t will help reduc e th e amoun t o f lea d tracke d into you r home . Followin g thes e tip s will help reduc e th e amoun t 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 . I f

th e windowsil l sampl e i s 25 0 o r greater : Th e dus t collecte d fro myour windowsil l i s a t 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 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 y fo r huma n exposure . I 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 hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d tracke d into your home . Followin g thes e tip s will hel p reduc e th e amount o f lea d i n your hous e dust . A copy o f thi s fact sheet 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 floo r 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 o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department ha s develope d aFac t Sheet whic h include s tip s tha t wil l help reduc e th e amoun t 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 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 Departmen t 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 and offe r advic e o n promotin g alea d saf e home environment . The y ca n b e reache d a t (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4038051 3 Rei d Steinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Superfun d Childhoo d Lea d Poisoning Preventio n Progra m Divisio n o f Environmenta l Healt h http://www.douqlascountvhealth.com