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. 2020 Jul 24;8:e9378. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9378

Table 2. Spectral characteristics of the material.

No. Humic acids Fulvic acids
A250/465 A280/465 A465/665 ΔA1A2 Δlog K A250/465 A280/465 A465/665 ΔA1A2 Δlog K
1 7.08 5.96 4.36 1.46 0.68 16.82 12.44 5.69 1.82 0.89
2 7.94 6.85 5.46 1.53 0.76 17.35 12.57 5.46 2.06 0.87
3 7.65 6.47 4.82 1.56 0.70 17.63 12.98 7.10 1.83 0.97
4 6.68 5.60 4.70 1.56 0.67 24.3 16.92 5.00 2.12 0.95
5 7.38 5.92 5.03 1.75 0.67 19.88 14.26 7.19 1.80 1.01
6 7.77 6.29 5.09 1.62 0.70 20.21 14.36 7.16 1.72 1.04
7 6.88 5.76 4.05 1.44 0.65 12.88 9.75 5.65 1.56 0.84
8 9.03 7.73 5.41 1.53 0.80 19.48 14.03 4.98 1.82 0.94

Notes:

A250/465, the ratio of absorbance values at λ = 250 nm and λ = 465 nm; A280/465, the ratio of absorbance values at λ = 280 nm and λ = 465 nm; A465/665, the ratio of absorbance values at λ = 465 nm and λ = 665 nm; Δlog K = log K400 nm − log K600 nm, where K is the absorbance value at 400 nm and 600 nm; ΔA1A2, where: ΔA1 = A290 nmA333 nm, ΔA2 = A357 nmA416 nm (Table S3).