RE: Attached -- Task Force Comments on Residential Sampling Protocol
- From
- Linda Dykema
Attached for your review is EBL water protocol with revisions made in response to EPA
comments 2 through 8.
Regarding comment #1: some of the issues raised by EPA will be addressed by the GCHD nurse
case managers (e.g., filter maintenance). Other issues are difficult to address in the context of
the protocol. For example, the timing of exposure relative to an elevated blood test and
subsequent EBL investigation will vary between children and will be difficult to identify in
most cases. In addition, it’s unlikely that most Flint homes would have been using a water
filter prior to Oct 1, 2015. Given the limitations and the need to identify and abate relevant
exposures as quickly as possible, the best we can do is measure current lead levels in
unfiltered tap water as a proxy for past exposures.
| need to share this with our contractors and oversight staff so the changes can be
implemented. Please let me know ASAP if you have concerns.
Linda