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Author: Greg Carbone
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Chapter 1, Problem 26E
Carbon dioxide is another variable gas that has changed concentration through time. We’ve only measured CO2 since 1958, but in that time it has increased. Use Table 1-3 below to plot the change in general CO2 concentration during the past 50 years.
Table 1-3. CO2 (ppm), 1960–2010.
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