"tenplay" wrote in message
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The old house that my elderly mother lives in in California was recently
found to have traces of asbestos from behind the popcorn ceiling of her
living room. There is a 4" x 6" patch where the popcorn has come off. But
there are no openings/holes in the ceiling.

This is NOT a hazard. Quite worrying about things that won't harm you. The
tiny amount of asbestos in the ceiling is encapsulated and is not friable so
you won't be inhaling it.

You have a few choices.
Dampen the popcorn and scrape it all off and be done with it. (I did it
because we don't like the looks of popcorn)
Patch what you have and stop worrying
Call an asbestos abatement specialist and spends thousands of dollars for no
good reason.