About the Authors

Naresh Devarajan

Affiliation University of Geneva, Institute F. A. Forel and Institute of Environmental Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland

Amandine Laffite

Affiliation University of Geneva, Institute F. A. Forel and Institute of Environmental Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland

Crispin Kyela Mulaji

Affiliation University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Jean-Paul Otamonga

Affiliation Université Pédagogique Nationale (UPN), Croisement Route de Matadi et Avenue de la Libération, Quartier Binza/UPN, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Pius Tshimankinda Mpiana

Affiliation University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Josué Ilunga Mubedi

Affiliation Université Pédagogique Nationale (UPN), Croisement Route de Matadi et Avenue de la Libération, Quartier Binza/UPN, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kandasamy Prabakar

Affiliation Postgraduate and Research Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli-620020, Tamil Nadu, India

Bastiaan Willem Ibelings

Affiliation University of Geneva, Institute F. A. Forel and Institute of Environmental Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland

John Poté

john.pote@unige.ch

Affiliations University of Geneva, Institute F. A. Forel and Institute of Environmental Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Université Pédagogique Nationale (UPN), Croisement Route de Matadi et Avenue de la Libération, Quartier Binza/UPN, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ND PTM BWI JP. Performed the experiments: ND AL. Analyzed the data: ND CKM JPO JP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BWI JP KP. Wrote the paper: ND JPO JIM BWI JP. Contributed for sample collection and shipping: ND KP.