About the Authors

Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

mohammad.alghouti@qu.edu.qa

Affiliation Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, State of Qatar

Mariam Khan

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, State of Qatar

Mustafa S. Nasser

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Gas Processing Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, State of Qatar

Khalid Al Saad

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, State of Qatar

OON Ee Heng

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Domestic Solid Waste Management Centre (DSWMC), Doha, State of Qatar

Competing Interests

OEH is affiliated with Qatar Company: Domestic Solid Waste Management Centre (DSWMC) – Doha, State of Qatar. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on data or materials sharing.