We focused our study on ultraviolet-visible and synchronous fluorescence spectra and indexes of humic subctances
isolated from five Czech soil samples: Haplic Chernozem, Luvic Chernozem, Gleyic Luvisol, Haplic Cambisol and Leptic Cambisol. Results indicated the following HS quality: Haplic Chernozem > Luvic Chernozem > Gleyic Luvisol > Haplic Cambisol > Leptic Cambisol. Humic acids and fulvic acids ratios (HA/FA) were increasing together with decreasing values of Q4/6 measured in visible spectral range. Highest absorbance in visible spectral range was detected
in Haplic Chernozem and Luvic Chernozem. Maximum relative fluorescence was found in Haplic Chernozem. SFS spectra (in emission mode) at Δλ=20 nm showed five main fluorophore peaks at: 360, 470, 488, 502 and 512 nm. Fluorescence behaviour of studied samples was compared with Elliot soil humic acid standard (IHSS). Correlation between fluorescence indexes (F) and humification degree (HD) R2= 0.88 and between calculated humification degree (HD*) and humic acids content (HA sum) R2=0.84 and between fluorescence indexes F and HA/FA ratios (R2=0.88) were found.
