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. Laborator y Service s (402 ) 444-749 6 Augus t 26 , 201 1 Dea r RONAL D BOECKER , Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Department an d th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y visite d your home 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 an

d th e result s ar e bein g sent to you i n thi s letter . 251 3 PIERC E ST/2088 4 Sampl e locatio n Result s (pg/ft' ) Saf e leve l (pg/ft' ) Bedroo m 2. 5 4 0 Windo w Sil l 135.6 4 25 0 Entry Wa y 5.152. 5 4 0 Livin g Are a / Pla y Roo m 2. 5 4 0 I n general , EP A consider s an y floor dus t resul t belo w 4 0 microgram s pe r square foo t (pg/ft" ) t o b e safe . Windowsil l sample s ar e saf e whe n they are belo w 25 0 (pg/fP) . Ifal l result s ar e low : All ofth e dus t sample s collecte d fro myour hom e wer e belo w aleve l tha t woul d b e considere d hazardou s to childre n six year s o f ag e o r younger . I f

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t leas t on e ofth e sample s fro mth e floor ofyou r hom e ha d lea d a t alevel tha t woul d b e considere d unsaf e fo r childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope d a Fact Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l help reduc e th e amount o f lea d fracked into you r home . Followin g thes e tip s will help reduc e th e amoun t o f lea d i n you r hous e dust . A copy o f thi s fact shee t i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . I f

th e windowsUl sampl e i s 25 0 o r greater : Th e dus t collecte d fro myou r windowsil l i s a t aleve l 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 help reduc e th e amount o f lea d fracked 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 fac t sheet i s enclose d wit h thi s letter . I f

both floor an d windowsi U sample s ar e high : Th e dus t collecte d fromyour floor and windowsil l are 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 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 amoun t 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 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 to answe r question s and offe r advic e o n promotin g alea d saf e hom e environment . The y ca n b e reache d a t (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4038050 5

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