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April 17, 2008
Tanya Jungenberg
850 Cherry St.
Oshkosh WI 54901
Re address tested for lead: 850 Cherry St.
Dear Tanya Jungenberg:
ORDER
The Oshkosh Health Services Division on Apri117, 2008, performed an Elevated Blood Lead (EBL)
Investigation on your property, located at the above referenced address. The purpose of the EBL
Investigation was to determine and report the existence, nature, and location of lead hazards in
or on the premises, as it relates to a confirmed elevated blood lead level in a child who resides
at this address. Chapter 15 of the Municipal Code allows the Health Services Division to conduct
an EBL Investigation at the premises where a child, six years of age or younger, who has been lead
poisoned resides.
The presence of lead bearing paint/varnish on surfaces of a premise may constitute a health hazard
especially for children under age seven. Ingestion of lead bearing paint/varnish dust and/or chips are
the most common causes of childhood lead poisoning. When lead bearing painted and/or varnished
surfaces are peeling, flaking, chipping, subject to friction, or cracking, they present potential health
hazards. The continuous intake of lead into the body may cause developmental delays, hyperactivity,
behavior disorders, hearing loss, anemia, growth failure, neurological problems, mental retardation,
and in rare cases even death.
A visual assessment plus nondestructive lead testing was conducted on painted and/or varnished
surfaces at the above premises using aportable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer and/or lead check
swabs. In some cases, paint chips, dust, and/or soil samples may have been submitted for analysis.
A copy of the complete EBL Investigation results are enclosed. The investigation indicated the
presence of lead hazards at this premise. The following areas have been determined to be a lead
hazard, that is, they contain lead bearing paint and/or varnish and are in disrepair due to cracking,
chipping, peeling and/or are subj ect to friction and are in need of lead hazard reduction activities, per
Section 15-25 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code.
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
850 Cherry St EBL INVESTIGATION POST INSPECTION LETTER rev 05 07
ROOM AREA TESTED i'OSITiVE CLEARANCE TESTING
RE UIRED
Dining room Window sill Clearance testing is
Window sash required per I-iFS 163.
Window casing
Window trough
Window stops
Door casin from dinin into livin room
Kitchen Door to rear entry
Built-in cabinet
Oshkosh Health Services Division assumes that areas of a property that appear to have the
same paint history will test the same, therefore areas that have the same colored paint and are
in similar condition will require abatement. Therefore all windows (17), window stops and
troughs, window casings, door casings, base boards and doors excluding the new rear entry
door in the house shall be abated. As an owner occupied home Oshkosh Health Services
Division will allow you to do wet scraping and painting in your home providing you follow lead
safe work practices.
The limited amount of time spent in your home on April 17, 2008 did not allow me to test several
surfaces I would have normally tested. If you feel an area I have listed in the above abatement orders
does not contain lead based paint call and I will test that area or if you feel there is lead based paint
on an area I have not tested I will test that also.
Section 15-25 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code requires an independent certified lead risk assessor
and/or certified lead contractor to be hired to develop and submit a written lead hazard reduction
plan, based on the results of the investigation. The plan for lead hazard reduction must be submitted
to the Health Services Division within 30 days of receipt of this letter and needs to be approved prior
to the start of any lead hazard reduction activities. Failure to comply may result in citations being
issued to you. Please refer to Oshkosh Municipal Code, Section 15-29 for plan and certification
requirements. For you convenience, a list of currently certified lead risk assessors and certified
contractors are enclosed.
It is important for you to understand that the testing performed on your property was not
comprehensive. Our responsibility is to identify lead hazards that exist on the premises related to
an EBL Investigation, not to do a complete analysis of every painted surface in the home. Our
inspection focused on those areas most commonly found to contain lead bearing paint/varnish and
areas in disrepair. Any area not specifically mentioned in this report would be your responsibility to
have tested, if necessary, in the future to determine if it contains lead bearing paintJvarnish. Please
note that compliance with the above orders may not be sufficient to meet the standards to obtain a
lead-safe certificate in the future.
850 Cherry St EBL INVESTIGATION POST INSPECTION LETTER rev 05 07
Sincerely,
Sandra Knutson
Sanitarian
236-5027
cc: Oshkosh Inspection Services Division
enc: Lead Poisoning, Prevention, and Control Ordinance
Lead Risk Assessment Results Form
Lead Contractor Contact List
850 Cherry St EBL INVESTIGATION POST INSPECTION LETTER rev 05 07
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03 BA=Basement
04 BL=Balcony
05 BR=Bedroom
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09 L=Lobby
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28 A2=child playarea
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