Journal of aquatic pollution and toxicology is an international open access peer reviewed publication that aims to discuss current research on how aquatic and marine life is threatened due to increased man made toxicity and pollution the journal covers several key aspects in this field by including research on topics like toxic agents aquatic environments water protection policy water . Adapted from adams and jackson 1996 petroleum hydrocarbon pollution of the environment may arise fromoil well drilling production operations transportation and storagein the upstream industry and refining transportation and marketing in the downstream industry. Penetration of a substance into an organism and its cells by various processes some specialized some involving expenditure of energy active transport some involving a carrier system and others involving passive movement down an electrochemical gradient. Abstract cost efficient monitoring of food contamination and surveillance of food borne diseases requires a coordinated multidisciplinary approach with the participation of stakeholders from all sectors of the farm to fork continuum including the public health sector