1-naphthylacetic acid (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for 1-naphthylacetic acid. The Reference Product is 1-naphthylacetic acid. 1-naphthylacetic acid is an organic substance with the CAS no.: 000086-87-3. It is called 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)acetic acid under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C12H10O2. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as a white powder. 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.1-Naphthylacetic acid is a sythetic auxin (plant hormone) and applied in many commercial plant rooting horticultural products. It is applied to stimulate root growth when taking cuttings of plants and for different agricultural purposes, e.g. the prevention of fruit drop in orchards. There are no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/26192/documentation