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I broke a energy efficnt light bulb the swirly ones it busted i cleaned it up and stayed in the room am i going to have mercury posiong?
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Unlikely: The amount of mercury in a compact fluorescent light (cfl) bulb is about 3-5 mg in vapor form. It is highly unlikely that you will get mercury poisoning from handling the remains of a broken bulb.
Answered 2/1/2014
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