Perfluorotributylamine (PFBTA), has been identified 7100 times more effective in trapping Sun’s heat than carbon dioxide.
Used in electronic industries and in artificial blood substitute PFBTA pose serious threat to climate if unchecked ,though current volume is only 0.18 parts per trillion by volume.
Read more: Perfluorotributylamine: A novel long-lived greenhouse gas
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