Asbestos Content in Plaster Some Older plaster walls ...
Asbestos was used in plaster additives to gypsum board or "drywall" products to improve its moisture resistance (such as bath tile backer board) and to meet gypsum board fire resistance standards such as ASTM C630/C630M03e1 Standard Specification for WaterResistant Gypsum Backing Board (Withdrawn 2005 and replaced by ASTM C1396/C1396M)