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[robustpuppy]

On the way to work this morning I broke a fluorescent light bulb in my car. It was in the car so I could buy a replacement and be sure to have the right size. I forgot it was there and moved the seat back. Apparently I have now been exposed to toxic mercury vapor. This is great, because all the fillings in my mouth haven't already poisoned me (and my child) for life. I try not to get alarmed about this kind of thing, but I seriously haven't been feeling well since I got to work (and before I did a "fluorescent bulb toxic" google search).

I'm not really sure what to do about the car. You're supposed to wear a mask and gloves to clean this stuff up. And I'm still nursing. Do we have any toxic waste experts out there? I won't do any more googling because there's a lot of alarmist shit on the internets, but I really don't want to expose my daughter to anything unnecessarily.