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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Manag Pract. 2016 Jan-Feb;22(1):E22–E35. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000224

Table 3.

Household (HH) Environmental Sampling Results, Puerto Rico, 2010 (N=259)

Environmental Sample Type Number of HHs Sampled (N=259) Percent of HHs Sampled Min/Max Number of HHs Exceeding Elevated Lead Level (%) Elevated Lead Level Definition
Interior paint XRF 19 7.3 0.0 - 1.05 mg/cm2 1 (5.3) 1.0 mg/cm2
Soil 178 68.7 2.2 - 240 ppm (mcg/g) 0 400 ppm (μg/g)
Water 257 99.2 < 3 - 22 mcg/L 3 (1.2) 15 mcg/L
Dust Floor Composite 235 90.7 < 0.5 - 180 μg/ft2 1 (0.4) 40 μg/ft2
Dust Window 230 88.8 < 0.5 - 115.2 μg/ft2 0 250 μg/ft2