Mercury from broken energy saving bulb

[Verycold]

Right. Dd broke one last night. It had been turned off a few mins before. I didn't send her out of the room immediately because I was trying to figure out what to do. Then did what they say - 15 mins ventilation, picking up pieces with sticky tape. Made dd, 12, sleep in a different room. Ventilated nearly constantly since last night apart from when dd closed window for two hours this am

Realistically, how bad could it be? I am driving myself insane reading stuff on google.

Don't panic. There's a tiny amount of mercury in a bulb and it's not going to hurt you or dd at all.

You'd need to smash several all at once to pose a risk.

If you are really worried and want complete peace of mind, buy some sulfur (eBay or garden centre) and sprinkle it over the area. Then vacuum or sweep up. I'm a chemist and this is how we deal with a mercury spill (I'm talking about huge silver blobs of mercury wobbling around).

My worry comes from it being mercury vapour, with breathing it in apparently being far worse than ingesting or touching it

It will all have disappeared by now. You did exactly the right thing!

Don't worry about it.

Thank you