Vermiculite and zeolite are two common natural minerals with high level of cation exchange capability and surface. The adsorption behaviors of natural zeolite and vermiculite to copper ion were studied. The Cu^2 ion removal rate of natural zeolite was slightly higher than that of the vermiculite. The adsorption capacity (p) of the natural zeolite sample to adsorb Cu^2 and that of the vermiculite to adsorb Cu^2 were found to be 8.85 and 6.99 mg/g. In practical applications, natural zeolite is the ideal medium filler in wetlands, because the ad...