Objectives: the purpose of the study is to determine the content of organic matter in anthropogenic soils using thermal analysis methods.
Methods. Physico-chemical methods of soil sample analysis were used, the actual acidity, ash content and or-ganic matter were determined according to GOST 26213-2021 and by thermogravimetric analysis.
Results. It is shown that the content of organic substances in soils by thermogravimetry and according to GOST 26213-2021 differ by no more than 15.4%, which, in particular, may be due to the decomposition of inorganic sub-stances during prolonged exposure at a temperature of 525 ° C according to the GOST method. Nevertheless, the thermogravimetry method provides information about the temperatures at which the maximum decomposition rate is observed.
Conclusions. It has been established that the methods of thermogravimetry and according to GOST 26213-2021 give different results of the content of organic carbon in the soil due to different temperatures of maximum decom-position of humic acids. The higher the maximum decomposition temperature, the less organic substances decom-pose when studying soils by thermogravimetry.