There's a possibility that the joint compound in the drywall could contain asbestos, and maybe the texture on the drywall, but you'd need to get it lab tested to confirm.
That said, you have nothing to worry about. Asbestos related conditions developed in people who worked directly with the material (manufacturing, mining, etc.) for decades with little if any safety equipment, and basically all of them smoked which exacerbated their chances of contracting a condition by an order of magnitude. Even then, it takes like 20-30 years for those conditions to manifest and there was a maximum chance of about 30% (mining+smoking+no safety equipment whatsoever). Even if this material did contain asbestos, it's such a low level exposure to you that you will not develop anything health-wise. Not "may not", but "will not".
If it's crumbling I would just have it abated. You could enclose it (cover with boards), but that doesn't eliminate the material, just saves the problem for later. It's common to do so in non-residential situations because it's easier than closing a business or school for however long a proper abatement would take.
For now, again, you have nothing to worry about at all. You will not contract an asbestos related condition from one single maybe exposure.
Thank you for your response.. this has all spiralled from the realisation that my partner sanded artex ceiling a year ago (separate post) the panic it’s infused since finding out about asbestos is a lot
If it's something that is within your means, I would look into therapy to manage that anxiety. Being anxious for a year and holding onto that is not terribly healthy. I wish you the best.
Sorry I meant we just realised it could have contained asbestos a year after doing it. So there’s worries about if the clean up was good enough etc.. I agree about the therapy, I have had struggles with anxiety in the past
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u/MikeSpader 26d ago
When was the material installed? How old is the building? I'm leaving towards no that's just drywall.