Industrial Analyst: Many factories install sophisticated filtration systems to reduce air pollution. However, factories using a new biofiltration technology have shown significantly lower pollution levels, even when their overall production rates increase. This suggests that biofiltration technology provides pollution control that is more effective than that of traditional filtration systems.
Which of the following can most reasonably be inferred from the analyst’s statement?
(A) All factories will eventually adopt biofiltration technology to comply with future environmental regulations.
Even if biofiltration technology provides pollution control that is more effective than that of traditional filtration systems, it is not necessary that all factories will eventually adopt biofiltration technology to comply with future environmental regulations.
Incorrect
(B) Traditional filtration systems may not maintain effectiveness at higher production rates as effectively as biofiltration technology.
Factories using a new biofiltration technology have shown significantly lower pollution levels, even when their overall production rates increase. Therefore, it can be inferred that traditional filtration systems may not maintain effectiveness at higher production rates as effectively as biofiltration technology
Correct
(C) Biofiltration technology is less costly to maintain than traditional filtration systems.
Nowhere anything is mentioned about maintenance costs of Biofiltration technology or traditional filtration systems. Therefore, no comparison can be made.
Incorrect
(D) Factories not using biofiltration technology are the largest contributors to air pollution.
Largest contributors to air pollution may be large factories using more effective air pollution control using biofiltration technology
Incorrect
(E) Increased production rates always lead to higher pollution levels.
This is a extreme statement. Increased production rates may not always lead to higher pollution levels
Incorrect
IMO B