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This study develops and characterizes a compact, low-cost microbolometer-based attenuated total reflectance (ATR) mid-infrared sensor for direct dissolved CO2 measurement in liquid and soil-water environments. The system integrates a ZnSe ATR crystal with custom suspended SiN membrane microbolometers and uses evanescent-wave absorption at 4.26 \u03bcm with a broadband LED source and computational spectral reconstruction, eliminating the need for an interferometer. Calibration shows excellent linearity (R2 \u2248 0.99) over 50\u20131000 ppm CO2, with a practical limit of detection (LOD) of ~26\u201335 ppm at 5\u201325 \u00b0C. UV-induced CO2 generation from soil-water mixtures was investigated across UV wavelengths, revealing UV-C (254 nm) as optimal, producing net \u0394CO2 \u2248 339 ppm above ambient levels in 30 min. 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