A novel monolithic column containing large interconnected pores was simply prepared from epoxy resin and triethylenetetramine (TETA) and pore-forming reagent (polyethylene glycol, PEG-1000) by in-situ polymerization. PEG-1000 was both solvent at the initial stage and phase-separation reagent at the later stage of polymerization reaction. Its structure was characterized by Fourier transform-infrared spectra (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The results showed that the pore characteristics of monoliths depended strongly on the amount of PEG-1000. A column method has been established for the preconcentration and determination of copper(II) combined with inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), using a simple glass-tipped tube. The adsorption-desorption characteristics of the monoliths for Cu(II) in aqueous solution were investigated in detail. The ion concentrations in batch adsorption experiments were determined by ICP-AES. Copper ions could form complexes with the amino groups of the monoliths, and be quantitatively retained in the pH ranges of 5.0-9.0. The uploaded column was eluted by 1.0 mol L-1 HNO3 and recovery of Cu(II) was more than 97%.