Completing her degree in Biochemistry in 2016, she completed her Biology studies at the Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu in 2022. She was subsequently appointed as a research assistant in the Teaching and Research Unit in Applied Hydrobiology (UERHA/ISP-Bukavu). Her research focuses on studying industrial activities’ impact on Lake Kivu’s unique aquatic ecosystems.
This study aims to assess the impact of wastewater from a pharmaceutical plant installed on the shores of Lake Kivu, Pharmakina, on the littoral zooplankton of Lake Kivu. Pharmakina wastewater samples at different levels, from their raw discharge from the plant to the lake inlet, will be tested on Lake Kivu littoral zooplankton in vitro for 7 days of experimentation during which every 48 hours, the samples will be taken to assess the zooplankton density in the different bioassays. Physicochemical parameters and nutrient and algal biomass assay will be evaluated before and after each experiment. We expect experimental evidence that Pharmakina wastewater discharged into the lake without any prior treatment is a threat to zooplankton in Lake Kivu.