Case Details
| Case Title: | |
| Sumnerville's dilemma | |
| Author(s): | |
| Trion Dubose-Arnold, Southside High School | |
| Date Published: | |
| 11/14/2008 | |
| Grade Level(s): | |
| High School | |
| Subject(s): | |
| Chemistry | |
| Summary: | |
| A post-industrial town is approached by a large chemical corporation looking to renovate several old factories into a paper mill, synthesis unit, and metal refinery. These new installations could mean a major boost to the economy, but it would cost the company too much money to retrofit the old factories so as to keep chemical runoff from flowing into a nearby river. Based on projected runoff estimates and the companys proposed solutions, should the town council go ahead with the sale? | |
| Suggested Citation: | |
| Dubose-Arnold, T. (2008). Sumnerville's dilemma. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from Emory University, CASES Online Web site: http://www.cse.emory.edu/cases/casedisplay.cfm?case_id=2572 | |
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