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A machine does not generate pollution continuously every tick. Instead, pollution accumulates in an internal buffer while the machine runs at the rate listed in the tooltip. Pollution accumulates in this buffer every tick (by 1/20th of the listed amount), so even if the machine runs for less than a full second it still produces pollution. When the internal buffer reaches 10,000 gibbl, this amount of pollution is vented to the chunk the machine is in. If the machine is a multiblock equipped with a muffler hatch, the muffler can then reduce the amount of pollution that is released into the air.
:'''''Example:''''' ''An Electric Blast Furnace (EBF)
If you just want to calculate the average rate at which a machine generates pollution, simply multiply the rate listed on the tooltip by the reduction of the muffler hatch. In the example above, the EBF with an HV muffler generates <code>400 * 0.75 = 300</code> gibbl/sec. You can check that this simple calculation agrees with the detailed explanation above.
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You can also combat pollution by planning your infrastructure in a smart way. There are at least two possible
* You can try to spread out your big pollution producers over a larger area, so that no one chunk accumulates dangerous levels of pollution. Then you can
* Alternatively, you can place all your polluting machines together
Remember that pollution only spreads to the four directly adjacent chunks, so if you place your pollution producers diagonally from your living area, pollution
Finally, make sure that machines that generate lots of pollution only run when they are needed. Turn off your generators when your energy storage gets full. Use the [[#Measuring Pollution|Pollution Detection Device]] to
=== Pollution Scrubbers ===
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