If you have problems picking up the mercury have the person doing the clean-up put on some latex gloves ( if they are not allergic to them ) and find a piece of cheap silver jewlery that has been plated with real silver ,the liquid mercury will bond to the silver and then dispose of it ( ask a dental office if they can help you dispose of it .then buy some activated charcaol capsules at most vitimine stores then open the capsules and spread the charcoal around the spill area and let it absorb the mercury and vapors at least 24 hours ,then clean up the charcoal ,I would repeat this twwo or three times to get most if not all mercury from the spill area , air out the house for a while mercury vapor disapates fairlly quickly hope this helps you