Not Signed In -
Tanning |
|
|
This page is about making hides into leather. For the natural darkening of human skin, see sun tanning. Tanning is the process of making leather from skin. This is commonly done with the acidic compound tannin, which prevents normal decomposition and often imparts color. Modern methods of tanning Tanned leather in Marrakech Tanneries of Marrakech The process of dressing up animal skin/hide into leather consists of three stages. The first stage is the preparation for tanning ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Tanning Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/
- Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission
- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, NCCDPHP, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/
Resources
- Choose Your Cover: Sun Exposure (Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, NCCDPHP, CDC)
- Darker Side of Tanning, The (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
email this page
print this page
bookmark this page
feedback on this page
