am i being exposed to asbestos?


i live in an old apartment building and the other day moving furniture around, i accidentally jammed 3 fairly large holes into the wall. the holes are pretty deep…I am wondering am i being exposed to asbestos or lead? It’s an old building and i know there is lead based paint underneath the current layer of paint. what should I do?

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Asbestos Popcorn Ceiling?

Hiya~ We may be buying a house with an asbestos popcorn ceiling (we have to have it tested, so we don’t know if it is asbestos yet. It’s very low and glittery; isn’t that attractive?). Of course, if it is asbestos, it may be a deal-breaker. My question is, if the celing does have asbestos … Continue reading

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We went to see my sisters new house last night. I had no idea about asbestos or what it was. We were in her house for about 30 minutes. But the celling was all over the floor and in was in the air. Sadly I had NO IDEA that the ceiling would be so dangerous. … Continue reading

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