A Broken CFL Bulb

From Energy Star Website:
CLEANUP AND DISPOSAL OVERVIEW
The most important steps to reduce exposure to mercury vapor from a broken bulb are:
1. Before cleanup
a. Have people and pets leave the room.
b. Air out the room for 5-10 minutes by opening a window or door to the outdoor environment.
c. Shut off the central forced air heating/air conditioning (H&AC) system, if you have one.
d. Collect materials needed to clean up broken bulb.

2. During cleanup
a. Be thorough in collecting broken glass and visible powder.
b. Place cleanup materials in a sealable container.

3. After cleanup
a. Promptly place all bulb debris and cleanup materials outdoors in a trash container or protected area until materials can be disposed of properly. Avoid leaving any bulb fragments or cleanup materials indoors.
b. For several hours, continue to air out the room where the bulb was broken and leave the H&AC system shut off.

I am the biggest freak about these things and tend to overreact. I had this happen and I ended up calling poison control. They told me to do exactly what you did and stated that the hazards of breaking one of these bulbs is way overrated. So I would say yes.....everything is safe now.

yes, that gas thats in them dissipates rapidly, I'd be more worried about glass than anything else.

I think you did a good job of clearing the air, but is there a 800 number on the box or online? I would call or check their website. Even Charmin toilet paper has a trouble shooting section on their website...quite funny, but check there.

Call a hazmat team, and then send a thank you card to Obama.
The websites in the matter say not to vacuum .....dispensing the bad stuff into the air via the exhaust.

Thanks for asking. I would have had no idea I needed to do anything other than sweep it up!

That sounds like overkill to me. I've never heard of anyone going to that much trouble to clean up a broken bulb.

Wow, The media sure does a good job of instilling fear among people.

Any type of gases (IF ANY) will go away quickly, I'd be more concerned with cleaning up all the glass fragments.