Arsenical soap (invented by Jean-Baptiste Bécoeur) was used since 1750'
in France to prepare skin for taxidermy specimens...
There is different techniques to indenty arsenic and also mercury (which
was used too for tanning) such as XRF, arsenical spots tests...
You should look for pdf on www.spnhc.com
Sirois J., 2001, The Analysis of Museum objects for the Presence of
Arsenic and Mercury : non-destructive Analysis and Sample Analysis,
Collection Forum, 16, 65-75
Sirois J.and Sansoucy G.2001, Analysis of Museum Objects for Hazardous
Pesticide Rsidues : A Guide to Techniques, Collection Forum, 17, 49-66
Odegaard, Nancy
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Dr Amandine Péquignot, PhD
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Centre de Recherches sur la Conservation des Documents Graphiques
USM701-FRE2743
Département « Collection d’histoire naturelle »
36 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
75005 Paris
FRANCE
Tel: ++ 33 (0)1 40 79 53 14
Fax: ++ 33 (0)1 40 79 53 12
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AnnitaL a écrit :
>I've read online that taxidermists once used arsenic in processing some
>animal furs. When we learned about this, we carefully removed our black bear
>skin from the exhibit area (it was never in a place that it could be
>touched) to await testing. This thing includes the head, paws, claws and all.
>
>The mom of one of our volunteers previously worked in that industry and she
>told her daughter that she'd never heard of this, and that it sounded like
>bunk.
>
>The daughter, consulting with another volunteer, decided it was ok to bring
>the skin back into the exhibit area, and placed it where it can be touched
>by visitors.
>
>I'm looking for guidance in this... anyone out there have experience with these?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Annita L
>
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