Abtract: With the rapid development of industry, the pollution of heavy metal is becoming more and more serious. More and more attention has been paid to the pollution control of heavy metal. The clay mineral is the adsorbent which is cheap and easy to get, and its adsorpotion effect of heavy metal is great. Therefore, it is a good choice to remove the heavy metal in water by using clay minerals. The pollution treatment of using bentonite, attapulgite, sepiolite and zeolite to control Hg, Cd, As and Pb in Xiangjiang river were mainly introduced. Ke...