**Abstract**

With the constant increase in world population, water pollution, water stress, and the shortage of drinking water sources for human use and consumption, it is mandatory for technology and research to focus on alternatives that provide options to counter or stop these problems. That is why a new and important alternative is proposed as an additional source of water supply for human consumption: sulfur removal in water. Sulfur-containing water effluents exist throughout the world. However, these waters are normally only used for recreational uses or are discarded, since they are rejected by humans for consumption due to their bad smell and taste, despite the fact that these waters do not represent a significant risk to human health. This review provides information for users to identify the best possible technology available based on temperature, pH, maximum sulfate concentration, economic availability, human effects, and land/space resources. This work includes a) the use of natural samples and/or synthetic water with possible interferences; b) the use of real world concentrations above the stablished limits by WHO and EPA; c) the use environmental conditions of pH and temperature to reduce costs; d) the regeneration of the material/technology and possible uses for the recovered sulfur material; e) the use of nanotechnology and more environmentally friendly technologies.

**Keywords:** sulfate, sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, removal sulfate, sulfurous waters, sulfur in water, sulfur-containing
