The 1st International Conference on Water Pollution and Environmental Protection(ICWPEP 2012) will take place from May 25th to 27th, 2012 in Shanghai, China. ICWPEP2012 will bring together top researchers from Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe and the rest of the world to exchange research results and address open issues in all aspects of Water Pollution and Environmental Protection. It allows a free exchange of ideas and challenges faced by these two key stakeholders and encourages future collaboration among members of the group. The accepted papers will be included in IEEE Xplore and indexed by Ei Compendex.