With the mercury you're probably fine, it's only really bad in a gas form and I don't think even vacuuming would put much in the air. We work with mercury bulbs in lab, which we have special protocols to work with (ie, leave'em on for a at least 15 minutes, if they've just been turned off don't turn them on again for another 30 minutes) and if they break, leave the room, shut the door, wait a little bit until the mercury falls out of the air, and it's safe. I doubt there's anything for you to worry about.
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Date: 2005-01-16 12:16 pm (UTC)