Blood Lead Testing Now Available for Residents of Frisco, Texas
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The following information is distributed from the City of Frisco's News
and Information service.
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***The following information has been released by Exide Technologies, Inc.
Blood Lead Testing Now Available for Residents of Frisco, TX
Frisco, TX – (November 4, 2010) – Exide Technologies has announced that
testing for blood lead concentration is now available for all residents of
the City of Frisco, at no charge. Exide will be responsible for all
expenses incurred for the blood draw and testing. Frisco residents
interested in the testing must go to the office of Dr. Vicki B. Davis at
8680 East Main Street, Suite 1E, Frisco, TX, phone number: 972-377-2447.
The blood testing can be done by appointment or on a walk-in basis.
Please note that walk-ins may have to wait for staff availability.
Citizens will be asked to confirm their residency prior to the testing.
All blood samples will be sent by Dr. Davis to ACL Laboratories for a lead
concentration analysis. Results obtained by ACL will be returned to Dr.
Davis. She will contact residents to provide and discuss the results and
answer any questions.
“We are offering this testing to all residents of the City of Frisco in
order to provide peace of mind regarding blood lead levels,” said Don
Barar, plant manager for Exide’s Frisco recycling facility. “I encourage
any citizen who has a question about blood lead levels to take advantage
of this testing.”
For questions regarding the testing, please contact either Dr. Davis or
Susan Jaramillo at Exide, (203) 699-9133.
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