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. 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 Lead 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 Engineenn 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 Data (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 Dear DONAL D NELSON , Th e Dougla s Count y Health Departmen t an dth e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y visite dyou r hom e fo r th e purpose s o f healt h educatio n an dhous e dus t sampling . Dus t collecte dfro myou r hom e ha s bee n analyze d an dth e result s ar e bein g sen t t o yo u in thi s letter . 311 6 FONTENELL E B L V D Sampl e locatio n Result s (pg/ft' ) Safe leve l (pg/ft' ) Bedroo m 1 4 0 Windo w Sil l 427.3 5 25 0 Entr y Wa y 109.6 3 4 0 Uvin g Area / Pla y Roo m 1 4 0 I n general , EP A consider s any floor dus t resul t belo w 4 0 microgram s pe r squar e foo t (pg/ft' ) to b e 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 dfro myou r hom e wer e belo w aleve l tha t woul db e considere dhazardou s t o childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . If

on e o r mor e floor sample s i s 4 0 o r more : At

leas t on e ofth e sample s fro mth e floor o f you r hom e hadlea da t aleve l tha t woul db e considere d unsaf e for childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Health Departmen t ha s develope da Fac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea dtracke dint o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea di n you r hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fac t shee t i s enclose dwith thi s letter . If

th e windowsil l sampl e i s 25 0 o r greater : Th e dus t collecte dfro myou r windowsil l i s a t aleve l tha t woul db e considere dhazardou s t o childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . It woul db e wis e t o wip e dus t of f windowsill s ofte n t o reduc e th e opportunit y for huma n exposure . In addition , th e Dougla s Count y Health Departmen t ha s develope daFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea dtracke dint o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea din you r hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fact shee t i s enclose dwith thi s letter . If

bot h floor an dwindowsil l sample s ar e high : Th e dus t collecte dfro myou r floor an dwindowsil l ar e a t level s tha t woul db e considere dhazardou s t o childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Health Departmen t ha s develope daFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea dtracke dint o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea din you r hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fac t shee t i s enclose dwith thi s letter . Th e Dougla s Count y Health Departmen t ha s a n activ e childhoo dbloo dlea dpreventio n program . I t i s alway s availabl e t o answe r question s an doffer advic e o n promotin g alea dsaf e hom e environment . The y ca n b e reache dat (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely ,
Rei dSteinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Childhoo dLea dPoisonin g Preventio n Progra m Divisio n o f Environmenta l Healt h http://v^ww.douqlascountvhealth.co m