Let's assume for the moment that is true. 5% from even a large watch collection, which then gets dissipated into the ambient air, must be negligible. However, I am going to stop strapping my watch under my nose while I sleep, just as a precaution.
Don't worry about it. Just don't play around with the lume. Or lick any lume bushes like the radium girls way back.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls