5th IWA International Conference on Disinfection and Disinfection By-Products

The Disinfection and DBPs conference is the international event promoted by IWA Disinfection Specialist Group related to disinfection, disinfection by-products and related topics. The conference stands as a relevant and well-recognized network opportunity for sharing the expertise of water professionals worldwide in the view of promoting innovative shared visions with respect to conference topics and shaping the future of water management.

After four successful past editions, in Mexico, China , Italy and Spain, the 5th edition of the conference will take place in July 2026 in Shanghai, China (IWA DDBPs 2026)and will be jointly organized by Tongji University (including College of Environmental Science and Engineering; State Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling; Key Laboratory of Urban Water Supply, Water Saving and Water Environment Governance in the Yangtze River Delta of Ministry of Water Resources; and UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development) and Water Purification Technology Periodical Press under the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology (SAST). The University of Alberta and University of Calgary will also participate in the conference organization. Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din (University of Alberta, Canada), Dr. Bin Xu (Tongji University, China) and Dr. Gopal Achari (University of Calgary, Canada) will serve as Co-Chairs of the conference.

The conference will bring together academia, industry, water utilities, policy makers and other stakeholders of the water sector. 

• Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din, University of Alberta, Canada

• Dr. Bin Xu, Tongji University, China

• Dr. Gopal Achari, University of Calgary, Canada

• Dr. Susana Kimura-Hara, University of Calgary, Canada

• Dr. Xing-Fang Li, University of Alberta, Canada

• Dr. Norman Neumann, University of Alberta, Canada

• Dr. Zhimin Qiang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

• Dr. Min Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Dr. Ted Mao, IUVA, Canada

• Dr. Xin Yang, Sun Yat-sen University, China

• Dr. Xin Yu, Xiamen University, China

• Dr. Dongbin Wei, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

• Dr. Xie Yuefeng, Penn State University, USA

• Dr. Wenjun Sun, Tsinghua University, China

• Dr. Baiyang Chen, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

• Dr. Prasenjit Mondal, IIT, Roorkee, India