@article{fdi:010062070,
  title = {{C}hiral signature of venlafaxine as a marker of biological attenuation processes},
  author = {{L}i, {Z}. and {G}omez, {E}. and {F}enet, {H}. and {C}hiron, {S}erge},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he chiral signature of the antidepressant venlafaxine was used in this study to gain insight into biological attenuation processes and to differentiate abiotic and biotic transformation processes in water. {L}aboratory scale experiments revealed that sorption and phototransformation processes were not enantioselective while venlafaxine was enantioselectively biotransformed into {O}-desmethylvenlafaxine. {T}he enantiomeric fraction ({EF}) variations of venlafaxine appeared to be proportional to its microbial fractional conversion. {E}nantioselective biotransformation of venlafaxine was also investigated in a eutrophic {F}rench river. {V}enlafaxine was found to be racemic at the output of the main wastewater treatment plant discharging into the river, independently of the sampling date during the year. {A}n analysis of {EF} variations might provide evidence of biodegradation along a 30 km river stretch.},
  keywords = {{V}enlafaxine ; {C}hiral signature ; {W}ater ; {B}iodegradation ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}hemosphere},
  volume = {90},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1933--1938},
  ISSN = {0045-6535},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.10.033},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062070},
}