Atmosphere doesn't mean high altitude, it's all the gas around our planet, including what you are breathing right now.
Also, the CO2 concentration is pretty much constant (as a function of height) below the turbopause, because of mixing, so it doesn't matter at which altitude you extract it.
Also, the CO2 concentration is pretty much constant (as a function of height) below the turbopause, because of mixing, so it doesn't matter at which altitude you extract it.