AbstractNon‐Biological Removal of Organic Pollutants from Water. Contaminants present in waste water, seepage water and ground water include salts, heavy metals and organic compounds of low biodegradability. This paper considers the wide range of physico‐chemical processes available for separation of such compounds from water and points out their optimal and economic range of application. Main subjects are desorption processes (air/steam stripping), adsorption processes (activated carbon, polymeric resins) and membrane separation processes. Alternative water treatment technologies (evaporation, distillation, liquid‐liquid‐extraction, oxidation, flocculation and precipitation) and combined processes are presented and di