part PART I: A TRIBUTE TO HENRY DARCY’S LEGACY -- chapter 1 Henry Darcy (1803–1858): Immortalised by his scientific legacy / chapter 2 Henry Darcy’s Public Fountains of the City of Dijon / part PART II: THE MEASURE OF PERMEABILITY -- chapter 3 What grains can tell us about Darcy velocity / chapter 4 Measuring porosity and permeability on drill cuttings / chapter 5 The quest for permeability evaluation in wireline logging / chapter 6 Aquifers imagery and hydrodynamic parameters estimation using proton Magnetic Resonance Soundings / chapter 7 Permeability measurements in argillaceous rocks at the Meuse/Haute-Marne Underground Research Laboratory, France / chapter A. Large aquifers, assessment of the resource -- chapter 8 Great aquifer systems of the World / chapter 9 Alluvial aquifers in the North China plain / chapter 10 Groundwater and the challenges for the future water supply of the Republic of Djibouti in an arid climate (Horn of Africa) / chapter 11 Hydrogeological structure of the aquifer system in the Taoudenni sedimentary basin, Burkina Faso / chapter 12 An assessment of the groundwater resources in the western margin of the Taoudenni basin, Mauritania / chapter 13 Groundwater modelling for conjunctive use patterns investigation in the upper Central Plain of Thailand / chapter 14 Modelling of the Saq aquifer system (Saudi Arabia) / chapter 15 Holocene and present recharge of the Saharan aquifers: A numerical modelling study / chapter 16 Vadose zone characterisation of a hydrogeologic system in a mountain region: Serra da Estrela case study (Central Portugal) / chapter B. Large aquifers, water salinity and its evolution with exploitation -- chapter 17 Reconstructing natural groundwater flow and geochemical processes in a perturbed multi-layer aquifer system / chapter 18 The Guaraní Aquifer System: state-of-the-art in Argentina / chapter 19 Defining groundwater flow and mass vertical exchanges in a regional aquifer system through geochemical modelling – Aquitaine Basin, France

chapter 20 Hydrogeology of Béni Abbès: potential, hydrodynamics and influence on the palm field (Valley of Saoura, Algerian South-West) Khadidja Graine-Tazrout / chapter 21 Groundwater system compartmentalized by a tectonic zone in the Kanto plain, central Japan / chapter C Karstic and carbonate aquifer systems -- chapter 22 Hydrogeological consequences of the Messinian Salinity Crisis in the Rhone River basin, France / chapter 23 Hydrodynamic behaviour during pumping test and modelling of the Cent Fonts karst system / chapter 24 Multidisciplinary approach to a karstic region for the use and protection of the water resource. Application to the Causse de Sauveterre (South of France) / chapter 25 Hydrogeological characterisation of the Oxfordian limestone at the Bure URL / chapter D. Geothermal aquifer systems -- chapter 26 Tracing high pH mineral waters ascribed to ultramafic rocks (Central Portugal): Conceptual vs numerical modelling M. Rosário Carvalho, Fraser Goff, Maria J. Basto, Rui C. Grac,a, / chapter 27 Fluid/mineral equilibrium calculations, isotopes and geophysics as a multidisciplinary approach to the characterization of Monção hydrothermal system (NW-Portugal) / chapter 28 Predictive model for the management of thermal resources / chapter E. Aquifer contamination studies -- chapter 29 Urban hydrogeology of the Paranhos sector, Porto city (NW Portugal): A geoenvironmental perspective / chapter 30 Modelling of chlorinated solvent transport and natural attenuation in groundwater / chapter 31 Variable water saturation impact on sorption/desorption characteristics of multiple species heavy metals from gold mining / chapter 32 Aquifer protection: A combined study of microstructure and transport properties in clay-sand mixtures / chapter 33 Modelling aquifer salinity in the Potash Basin (Alsace) / chapter 34 A multidisciplinary approach for assessing the risk of seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers: The case of the Roussillon Basin (France)

chapter 35 Cost-Benefit analysis of the alternative scenarios for reducing diffuse nitrogen pollution in the Seine River basin / chapter 36 Integrating economic and groundwater models for developing long-term nitrate concentration scenarios in a large aquifer / chapter 37 Simplified vulnerability mapping of groundwater in the Seine-Normandy Basin. Application to the BASOL sites / chapter F. Aquifer monitoring systems and management rules -- chapter 38 Characterization of pesticide concentrations in the Craie du Nord aquifer system / chapter 39 Optimisation of groundwater monitoring networks: application of geostatistics with case studies from a granitic aquifer in a semi-arid region / chapter 40 Use of piezometric networks for evaluating the quantitative status of groundwater bodies: Example of the Seine-Normandy Basin in France / chapter 41 Taking groundwater into account in a drought plan / chapter 42 Risk map of high natural background of trace elements in the Water Authority Rhône-Méditerranée and Corse basin / chapter 43 Groundwater and Soil Water System for Norway based on daily simulations and real-time observations / chapter Index -- chapter Author index -- chapter Series IAH-Selected Papers.