A device for continuously removing volatile organic compounds from polluted waters, comprising: a) a countercurrently operating stripping column for desorption of the volatile organic compounds from the water to be purified, said stripping column comprising - an inflow line for water to be purified; - an outflow line for purified water; - an inflow line for stripping gas, said stripping gas being nitrogen; - an outflow line for stripping gas; b) means (3; 3a, 5) for separating the volatile compounds from the stripping gas that flows out of said stripping column; characterized in that it comprises c) a vacuum pump connected on the suction side to said outflow line for stripping gas and connected on the delivery side to said means (3; 3a, 5) for separating the volatile compounds from a gas; and in that d) said means (3; 3a, 5) for separating the volatile compounds from the stripping gas that flows out of said stripping column comprises an adsorption unit, using adsorption beds made of hydrophobic macroporous resins said adsorption unit comprising: - an inflow line for gas to be purified, connected to the delivery side of said vacuum pump; - an outflow line for purified gas; - an inflow line for regeneration gas; and - an outflow line for regeneration gas; said device also comprising e) a cryogenic condensation unit, said cryogenic condensation unit comprising: - an inflow line for regeneration gas to be purified, said inflow line of said cryogenic unit being connected to said outflow line for regeneration gas; - an outflow line for purified regeneration gas, said outflow line of said cryogenic unit being connected to said inflow line for regeneration gas; - an inflow line for refrigerant; - an outflow line for refrigerant; - a discharge line for condensed compounds; wherein means are provided for heating said regeneration gas before it enters said adsorption unit and means are provided for cooling said regeneration gas before it enters said cryogenic unit, and a fan is provided for creating a regeneration gas stream; and wherein f) said outflow line for fluid refrigerant of said cryogenic condensation unit communicates with said inflow line for stripping gas, for supplying said stripping column. a) a countercurrently operating stripping column for desorption of the volatile organic compounds from the water to be purified, said stripping column comprising - an inflow line for water to be purified; - an outflow line for purified water; - an inflow line for stripping gas, said stripping gas being nitrogen; - an outflow line for stripping gas; - an inflow line for water to be purified; - an outflow line for purified water; - an inflow line for stripping gas, said stripping gas being nitrogen; - an outflow line for stripping gas; b) means (3; 3a, 5) for separating the volatile compounds from the stripping gas that flows out of said stripping column; characterized in that it comprises c) a vacuum pump connected on the suction side to said outflow line for stripping gas and connected on the delivery side to said means (3; 3a, 5) for separating the volatile compounds from a gas; and in that d) said means (3; 3a, 5) for separating the volatile compounds from the stripping gas that flows out of said stripping column comprises an adsorption unit, using adsorption beds made of hydrophobic macroporous resins said adsorption unit comprising: - an inflow line for gas to be purified, connected to the delivery side of said vacuum pump; - an outflow line for purified gas; - an inflow line for regeneration gas; and - an outflow line for regeneration gas; said device also comprising - an inflow line for gas to be purified, connected to the delivery side of said vacuum pump; - an outflow line for purified gas; - an inflow line for regeneration gas; and - an outflow line for regeneration gas; e) a cryogenic condensation unit, said cryogenic condensation unit comprising: - an inflow line for regeneration gas to be purified, said inflow line of said cryogenic unit being connected to said outflow line for regeneration gas; - an outflow line for purified regeneration gas, said outflow line of said cryogenic unit being connected to said inflow line for regeneration gas; - an inflow line for refrigerant; - an outflow line for refrigerant; - a discharge line for condensed compounds; wherein means are provided for heating said regeneration gas before it enters said adsorption unit and means are provided for cooling said regeneration gas before it enters said cryogenic unit, and a fan is provided for creating a regeneration gas stream; and wherein - an inflow line for regeneration gas to be purified, said inflow line of said cryogenic unit being connected to said outflow line for regeneration gas; - an outflow line for purified regeneration gas, said outflow line of said cryogenic unit being connected to said inflow line for regeneration gas; - an inflow line for refrigerant; - an outflow line for refrigerant; - a discharge line for condensed compounds; f) said outflow line for fluid refrigerant of said cryogenic condensation unit communicates with said inflow line for stripping gas, for supplying said stripping column.