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Yes, Carbon dioxide levels are measured in particles of CO2 per 1 million particles of the air. For example, at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (1700), levels were about 280 ppm (parts per million) or 0.028%. In 2013 levels reached 400 ppm (parts per million) or 0.04%.

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