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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52770#.VKNXmsnQrzE Author(s)    Hakeem Ijaiya , O. T. Joseph Affiliation(s) Department of Private and Property Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria . ABSTRACT Environmental degradation has continued to generate unpleasant challenges for health and economic development in Nigeria. Some of these problems include deforestation, pollution, global warming and improper pesticides. Despite environmental laws and policies targeted at amelio-rating these problems, the situation in Nigeria seems degenerating owing to the fact that these laws are not effectively enforced. This paper analyzes the use of environmental l...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50581#.VEX291fHRK0 \ Author(s) Ababu Teklemariam Tiruneh Affiliation(s) Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni, Swaziland . ABSTRACT An innovative design for the treatment and reuse of grey water is presented in the form of a grey water dam which is an outgrowth of the vertical grey water tower. A hydraulic equation has been formulated and is presented in this paper which is used to determine the seepage path within the grey water dam, and determine the dimensions of the dam components. The hydraulic equation model also helps in avoiding soil piping problems by keeping the phreatic line within th...