_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: gabrielodaramola@yahoo.com; Journal of Advances in Microbiology 19(1): 1-6, 2019; Article no.JAMB.52379 ISSN: 2456-7116 Evaluation of the Production Processes of Different Brands of Sachet Water Sold in the Open Market in Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria G. O. Daramola 1,2* , T. A. Kumoluyi 2 , H. A. Edogun 1,2 , A. Fadeyi 3,4 , A. Awosanya 3 , F. O. Adewumi 3 , E. F. Akerele 1 , O. Ogunfowokan 5 , A. O. Ojerinde 6 and A. A. Shittu 7 1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. 2 Department of Pure Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Ado-Ekiti Study Centre, Ekiti State, Nigeria. 3 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. 4 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 5 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. 6 University Health Centre, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. 7 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JAMB/2019/v19i130180 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Simone Aquino, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN), Brazil. Reviewers: (1) Syed A Jamal, Haskell Indian Nations University, USA. (2) Hideharu Shintani, Chuo University, Japan. (3) Maria Antonietta Toscano, University of Catania, Italy. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/52379 Received 25 August 2019 Accepted 28 October 2019 Published 09 November 2019 ABSTRACT Life on earth is practically impossible without water, in fact, the presence of water on our planet is one of the critical factors that make life possible on earth. Apart from commercial, agricultural, industrial, domestic and sundry uses of water, humans, like other living organisms, require water for Original Research Article