Is this asbestos ceiling tile

asbestos

This is in a drop ceiling.
I don't know when the ceiling was installed.

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Send a sample to a lab. There's really no way to know without doing that, though you could try taking one down to see if there is any information marked on the edges or backside that might help to narrow it down.

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There's no way for anyone to say if there's asbestos in it by looking at it. You'd need to get it tested.

Is it a worry? Probably not. It's not friable in this state, so poses no real risk. It's only if you disturb it that it becomes an issue. For the amount you'd have to disturb to mount a projector I'd not lose sleep over it. If you must work with it a little bit, wet it down good before cutting/drilling (spray bottle--cuts down on dust), wear an appropriate mask (make sure it's asbestos rated), and get an appropriate filter for your shop-vac (also asbestos rated).

Is this likely to be asbestos in the ceiling above the bathroom

It is hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like long, man-made fibers which is not a common form of asbestos in residential homes. The common form is vermiculite. I have a home built in 1965 (in the US) and it had "rock wool" batting which I was concerned about, so I did a fair amount of research. This article helped me feel better. The only way to know for sure is to send a sample to get visually inspected at a lab. I had some plaster checked and it was not expensive.

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