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Description:N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is a chemical that is made by industry and by natural processes. At room temperature, it is a yellow liquid with no distinct odor. NDMA is currently made in small amounts for research purposes only. This chemical may also be unintentionally produced by chemical reactions involving other chemicals. For example, NDMA may be inadvertently formed in wastewater and drinking water supplies during the disinfection process. Finally, NDMA is made naturally in your body at low levels from chemicals found in your body and in the food you eat.
Prior to 1976, NDMA was used to make rocket fuel, but this use was stopped after high levels were found in the environment around a manufacturing plant. NDMA can be formed when certain chemicals come in contact with each other. These chemicals can be found in some industries including tanneries, pesticide manufacturing plants, rubber and tire manufacturers, chemical manufacture/use sites, fish processing industries, foundries, and dye manufacturers.
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