Page 1/19 The Application of Biomaterials in Ecological Remediation of Land Pollution: Bioremediation of Heavy Metals in Cement Contaminated Soil Using White-Rot Fungus Pleurotus sajor-caju Raheem Waliyyat Bukola Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology , University of Ibadan, Nigeria Fadina Olubunmi Omowunmi Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology , University of Ibadan, Nigeria Idowu Olufunmilayo Omowumi Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology , University of Ibadan, Nigeria Raimi Morufu Olalekan ( morufuolalekan.raimi@gmail.com ) Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5042-6729 Austin-Asomeji Iyingiala Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Research Article Keywords: Bioremediation, Cement contamination, Pleurotus sajor-caju, Heavy metals, Ecological Restoration, Land Pollution, Ogun State, Nigeria Posted Date: January 11th, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2459820/v1 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License