HomeMy WebLinkAboutLead Hazard Reduction Notice - 02/15/2001 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
NOTICE
2/15/01
Moua & Boa Lor
42 Mill ST
Oshkosh WI 54901
RE: 42 Mill ST
Dear Moua and Boa,
The Oshkosh Health Services Division on 2/09/01 performed a lead risk assessment on your
property, located at the above referenced address. The purpose of the risk assessment 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
254.166 (1) of the WI State Statutes allows the Health Services Division to conduct a lead risk
assessment 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 premises 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 a portable 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 Lead Risk Assessment results are enclosed. The risk
assessment indicated the presence of lead hazards at this premises. 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 subject to friction and are in need of
lead hazard reduction activities, per Section 15 -25 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code.
Clearance dust sampling
Area Tested Results Required
Davee's bedroom vinyl blind +
Upper hall window jamb +
Trim around Davee's bedroom door +
Baseboard in Davee's bedroom +
Davee's Bedroom window #1 sill + yes
Davee's bedroom window #2 sill +
Banister upper hallway +
Upper hall window sill +
Upper hall window well + yes
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 assessment. 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. Please refer to Oshkosh
Municipal Code, Section 15 -29 for plan and certification requirements. For your convenience, a
list of currently certified lead risk assessors and lead certified contractors is enclosed.
It is important for you to understand that the testing performed on your property was not
comprehensive. Our responsibility is to identify if a lead hazard exists on the premises, 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 paint/varnish.
Please feel free to contact the Oshkosh Health Services Division if you have any questions
regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Sue Zinth Oshkosh City Nurse Jill M roe Health Aide
236 -5038 236 -5028
cc: Oshkosh Inspection Services Division
enc: Lead Poisoning, Prevention, and Control Ordinance
Lead Risk Assessment Results Form
Lead Contractor Contact List
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OSHKOSH HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION
LEAD RISK ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Date of Risk Assessment 2/9/01
Property Address: 42 Mill ST Property Owner: Moua & Boa Lor
Lead Risk Assessor performing Assessment: Sue Zinth and Jill Monroe
Table I
Princeton Gamma -Tech, Inc., X -Ray Florescence Analyzer (XRF) lead in paint analyzer
BUILDING /AREA/ROOM INSPECTED If >3.0mg/cm then Lead Present
Surface Inspected Paint Condition Amount of Lead Present
Living room window #1 wood trim Good .4
Baseboard in living room Good .6
Davee's bedroom trim around door Poor 10
Davee's bedroom baseboards Fair 10
Davee's bedroom window #1 sill Poor 10
Davee's bedroom window #2 sill Poor 10
Bookshelf in Davee's bedroom Good .6
Banister in upper hallway Fair 10
Chest of drawers in upper hallway Good 1.7
Sill in upper hallway window Poor 10
Well in upper hallway window Poor 10
Table II Lead Check Swabs
BUILDING /AREA/ROOM INSPECTED
Surface Inspected Paint Condition Lead Present ?
Davee's bedroom vinyl blind Yes
Upper hallway window jamb Poor Yes
Table III Other Environmental Samples
Code: PC = Paint Chip; S = Soil; DW = Dust Wipe
Condition of Needs
Sample Number Area Sampled Material Sampled Sample Results Work? *
1
*Action levels are based on current federal guidelines.
• Under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines the maximum allowable level for lead dust
samples are less then or equal to ( <) 100 micrograms per one square foot (ug /ft on floors, < 500 ug /ft on
window sills, and < 800 ug /ft on exterior window wells.
• Under current state statute (Chapter 254) the definition of lead based paint (LBP) in any paint or other
surface coating material containing more than 0.06 percent ( %) lead by weight, calculated as lead metal.
• Under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines the maximum allowable level for lead in soil is
400 parts per million (ppm) depending on the use of the area.
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