Idiot question - broke a grow light - seedlings ok?

I had to move my grow rack and in the process one of the fluorescent tubes fell out of a fixture and shattered on the floor. It was a great conclusion to an already frustrating and exhausting day /barf

I did the full hazmat treatment of closing the door, opening the window, and let the room air out overnight before going back in and picking up the remains without sweeping or vacuuming.

I did have one shelf full of ~1 mo old seedlings in there. Because I am sometimes paranoid about this stuff, I have to ask: is there any mercury contamination risk with the seedlings? Tomatoes, pepper, eggplant, and onions in case you're curious.

I am assuming that the risk from them being exposed to however much mercury vapor escaped is below the measurement threshold, but like I said, I sometimes overthink these things. And by sometimes I mean "most of the time."

Thanks in advance!

If it happened to me, I wouldn't have a single worry.

I would not worry either.

"dosis sola facit venenum" Only the dose makes the poison.

That sucks.

If the plants are going to grow outside and there's a lot of healthy soil, I wouldn't worry.  The bacteria and other invisible beasties can take care of a lot of toxins.  And if there is any left, the bugs would give you an early warning.

If the plants are going to live their lives inside and artificial environment,  I would be more concerned.   When in doubt,  start again.

What a bummer.  I hate breaking light bulbs.

If that happened to me I would be looking for a new place where my seedling could get light.

Mercury contamination is only a thought when I break a thermometer ...

Anne Miller wrote:What a bummer.  I hate breaking light bulbs.

If that happened to me I would be looking for a new place where my seedling could get light.

Mercury contamination is only a thought when I break a thermometer ...

I don't have any indoor space that has really good, hard light, especially in February in New England. So artificial is kind of vital. Between upgrading my grow lights to good, really intense ones and adding a fan I am getting really nice, stout seedlings. I still have 11 tubes between the two fixtures, but after this I'm likely going to be looking at an LED replacement or some way to make sure the tubes can't just fall out.