Water Pollution

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Water Pollution

TypeCrafted material
Pollution
StateVirtual
Transported byMagic
Stored inEthereal plane
Created in
Used in
    None

Water Pollution is a virtual pollutant in the game that significantly reduces population Health. It’s primarily generated by industrial waste disposal, such as through the Liquid Dump, but can also stem from untreated byproducts like Waste Water, Toxic Slurry, Sour Water, Acid, and excess fertilizer.

Sources

  • Industrial Waste:
  • Note: Specific production rates depend on factory outputs, but all can be mitigated with proper treatment.

Health Effects

  • Penalty per Unit: Each unit of water pollution reduces Health by 0.11 points.
  • Averaging Period: The penalty is based on the average pollution over the last 4 months.
  • Maximum Penalty: Capped at -40 Health.
  • Examples:
    • 10 units per month ≈ -1.1 Health (10 × 0.11).
    • 100 units per month = -11 Health (100 × 0.11).
    • 364 units per month = -40 Health (maximum penalty).

Comparison

Water pollution is the most harmful pollutant per unit, dealing -0.11 Health compared to -0.044 Health for air pollution or vehicle pollution—about 2.5 times stronger.

Management Tips

Recipes

Below are all the recipes, which contain this item. Note, that some of them may be locked behind Research, and not immediately available in your game.

Production

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