722
Message from
the Under-Secretary of State,
Chief National Geologist
Henryk Jacek Jezierski

722
From the President of IAH
Willi Struckmeier

724
An ambassador of Polish hydrogeology
– interview with Professor Jan Dowgiałło
Dariusz Liwanowski

730
Evolution of Polish hydrogeology
Bohdan Kozerski, Bronisław Paczyński,
Andrzej Sadurski, Lesław Skrzypczyk

737
Education for Hydrogeologists of the future:
serving to ensure an environmentally secure world
Shammy Puri

746
Hydrogeological cartography
as a tool supporting water management,
spatial planning and environmental protection
Piotr Herbich, Małgorzata Woźnicka,
Stanisław Witczak

754
Protection of groundwater quality
and quantity of strategic groundwater
resources of the Major Ground- water Basins
Stanisław Witczak, Andrzej Szczepański,
Józef Mikołajków, Lesław Skrzypczyk

762
Mineral and thermal waters of Poland
Wojciech Ciężkowski, Józef Chowaniec,
Wojciech Górecki, Arkadiusz Krawiec,
Lucyna Rajchel, Andrzej Zuber

774
What Polish mining
owes to Polish hydrogeology?
Andrzej Kowalczyk, Andrzej Witkowski,
Andrzej Różkowski, Andrzej Szczepański,
Marek Rogoż,  Jan Przybyłek,
Stanisław Staśko

787
The complex hydrogeology
of the unique Wieliczka salt mine
Krzysztof Brudnik, Mariusz Czop,
Jacek Motyka, Kajetan d’Obyrn,
Marek Rogoż, Stanisław Witczak

797
Polish Hydrogeological Survey
– the response to European Directive
implementation
Andrzej Sadurski, Lesław Skrzypczyk

803
Contribution of the Polish scientific
community in solving new practical
problems in hydrogeology
Piotr Herbich, Bogdan Kazimierski,
Ewa Krogulec, Jerzy J. Małecki,
Janusz Michalak

816
Groundwater and mass transport
modelling for documentation and protection
of groundwater resources
Marek Nawalany, Jan Przybyłek,
Stanisław Staśko

824
Welcome to Poland – on the route
of the biggest tourist attractions
Dariusz Liwanowski

833
Contributing Authors

836
Impact of mining on aquatic environment (photos)
P. Gargasz