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# h h > Departmen t npni " ' Ad i M. Pour , Ph.D . Healt h Directo r (402 ) 444-747 1 (402 ) 444-626 7 fa x Administratio n & Financ e (402)444-721 6 Epidemiolog y (402)444-721 4 Foo d an d Dnn 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 Farna m Stree t HO I Healt h Dat a (402)444-721 3 Vita l Statistic s (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 DOKN A FERRAGUTl , The Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t an d the Environmenta l Protectio n Agency visite d you r hom e fo r the purpose s of healt h educatio n an d hous e dus t sampling . Dust collecte d fro myou r hom e has bee n analyze d an

d the result s ar e bein g sen t to yo u

in thi s letter . 10 9 STANFOR D CIRCL E Sampl e locatio n Result s (pg/ft' ) Safe leve l (pg/ft' ) Bedroo m 1. 4 40 Windowsil l 23.8 8 25 0 Entr y Wa y 11.5 2 40 Livin g Area / Pla y Roo m 3. 4 40 In general , EP A consider s an y floor dus t result belo w 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 below 25 0 (pg/ft") . If

al l result s ar e low : Al

l ofth e dus t sample s collecte d fromyou r hom e wer e below 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 fromthe floor of you r hom e ha d lea d

at aleve l tha t woul d be considere d unsaf e fo r children six year s of ag e or younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s developed a Fac t Shee t which 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 th e amoun t of lea d

in you r hous e dust . A cop y

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

th e windowsil l sampl e is 25 0 or greater : Th e dus t collecte d fro myou r windowsill is at alevel tha t woul d

be considere d hazardou s to childre n six year s of ag e or younger .It would 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 , the Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t has develope d aFact 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 . Followin g 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

bot h floor an d windowsil l sample s ar e high : Th e 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 aFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t will hel p reduc e th e amoun t of lea d tracked int o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e the amount of lea d

in you r hous e dust . A cop y

of thi s fac t sheet is enclose dwit 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 lo 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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