Line Drawing Example
Line Drawing Example
Line Drawing Example
Example:
Company A is dumping slightly toxic waste into a
lake in which a nearby town gets its drinking
water. Research by the company shows that with
the amount of waste they plan to put into the
lake, the average concentration of the waste in
the lake will be 5 ppm. EPA limit for the material
has been set to 10 ppm. At 5 ppm level, no
health problems are expected and the consumers
would not be able to detect the compound in
their drinking water. How could company A
determine if the practice is acceptable?
Defining the paradigms
Positive paradigm:
The water supply of the town should still
be clean and safe.
Negative paradigm:
Toxic levels of waste are dumped in the
lake.
Test cases