Trimethylamine is a colorless gas with a pungent, fishy odor at low concentrations to an ammonia-like odor at higher concentrations. Trimethylamine is widely distributed in the environment as a result of its formation during the decay of organic matter in plants, animals, fish, sewage, and animal waste. In addition, trimethylamine's production and use in chemical synthesis may result in its release to the environment through various waste streams. Trimethylamine is used in organic synthesis, especially choline salts, and as a synthetic flavor ingredient, useful in fish and seafood. It is also used in the manufacture of disinfectants, insect attractant, fungicide and plastics. Trimethylamine is highly flammable and can form explosive mixtures with air. It is also corrosive to human skin and eyes, and irritating to mucous membranes and the lungs.
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