Does pollution stop growing?

[MarkJohnson]

My city is around 40k and notice the ground pollution is creeping into my residential/commerce are.

How far will the pollution spread? assuming it stops.

Is there any control mechanism in the game to stop/slow the spread?

 

[Thunderchild75]

I planted some trees where the ground pollution is, not sure if that should actually reduce the ground pollution or just stop the spread of it!

 

[barrygreybeard]

I planted some trees where the ground pollution is, not sure if that should actually reduce the ground pollution or just stop the spread of it!

I think that's a SimCity thing, I tried it but when I plant trees they just die in polluted areas. I haven't found a way to stop pollution apart from moving or demolishing the source

 

[Tridon]

Ground pollution from industry stops spreading after about 15-20ish zone squares. So after 15 or 16 blocks away you can zone residential that is still within the pollution but it is so weak they won't get sick from it.

 

[Thunderchild75]

Ok. I thought I read on here somewhere that planting trees helps, obviously not. It is a bit of a pain having 15/16 blocks free before residential zone.

 

[Simcity5]

It doesnt seem to spread at all from what I can see. It just has about a 4 or 5 block radius on the big offenders like incinerators, and 2 or 3 for industry.