Chapter 46, Problem 3DAA

Summary Introduction

To determine: The trend in carbon dioxide levels in 800 years prior to industrial revolution and 175 years after that.

Introduction: The carbon dioxide concentration is rising and the present day concentration is highest in 15 million years. It is more of as a result of human activities that contributed an increase in carbon dioxide level in Earth’s atmosphere. The major contribution is by burning of fossil fuels that release high amounts of carbon in the atmosphere. The industrial revolution occurred as a transition with a dramatic increase in the carbon dioxide levels.