Amidosulfuron (amidosulfuron production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'amidosulfuron' is an organic substance with the CAS no.: 120923-37-7. It is called '1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)sulfamoyl]urea' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C9H15N5O7S2. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure which is soluble in water and ethyl acetate. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. Amidosulfuron is a herbicide applied to control broad-leaved weeds. It is used post-emergence and mainly on cleavers in winter wheat durum wheat barely rye and oats. It inhibts the synthesis of the amino acids valine and isoleucine which are necessary for the proteinsynthesis. There are no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.