Аннотация:This work is devoted to the review of mineral and organic natural sorbents for the purpose of purification of polluted waters of industrial enterprises. Structural features, differences in the composition and properties of the most common natural sorbents, features of their application and sorption mechanisms of pollutants are shown. The main mechanisms of sorption for clay minerals and zeolite is ion exchange; for siliceous rocks such as diatomite, tripoli and gaize - physical adsorption on the surface of pores and reaction with silonol groups. Organic natural sorbents have both mechanisms of complex formation and physical adsorption, as well as ion exchange. It is shown that the creation of multicomponent granular permeable granules can significantly increase the efficiency of natural sorbents and will make their use more accessible and improve the safety of the industrial sector and nuclear legacy facilities.