EXHIBIT 21 THERMO TERRATECH INC. SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT At May 24, 1996, Thermo TerraTech Inc. owned the following companies: State or Registrant's Jurisdiction % of Name Incorporation Ownership --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holcroft (Canada) Limited Canada 100% Holcroft Corporation Delaware 100% Holcroft GmbH Germany 100% Metallurgical, Inc. Minnesota 100% Cal-Doran Metallurgical Services, Inc. California 100% Normandeau Associates, Inc. New Hampshire 100% Thermo Analytical Inc. Delaware 100% Skinner & Sherman, Inc. Massachusetts 100% Thermo Consulting & Design Inc. Delaware 100% Engineering Technology and Knowledge Corporation Delaware 100% Elson T. Killam Associates, Inc. New Jersey 100% Bettigole Andrews Clark & Killam Associates Inc. New York 100% N.H. Bettigole Co., Inc. Delaware 100% N.H. Bettigole, P.A. New Jersey 100% N.H. Bettigole, P.C. New York 100% Duncan, Lagnese and Associates, Incorporated Pennsylvania 100% E3-Killam, Inc. New York 100% Killam Associates, Inc. Ohio 100% Killam Management and Operational Services, Inc. New Jersey 100% Fellows, Read & Associates, Inc. New Jersey 100% Killam Associates, New England Inc. Delaware 100% George A. Schock & Associates, Inc. New Jersey 100% Jennison Engineering, Inc. Vermont 100% Thermo EuroTech N.V. Netherlands 62.27% Amerika Tankinstallaties B.V. Netherlands 100% Grond-& Watersaneringstechniek Nederland B.V. Netherlands 100% High-Tech Trouble-Shooters B.V. Netherlands 100% Jac. Amerika en Zonen B.V. Netherlands 100% Refining & Trading Holland B.V. Netherlands 100% Thermo Remediation Inc. Delaware 65.85% Eberline Holdings Inc. Delaware 100% Eberline Analytical Corporation New Mexico 100% Thermo Hanford Inc. Delaware 100% TMA/NORCAL Inc. California 100% Remediation Technologies, Inc. Delaware 100% RETEC Thermal, Inc. Delaware 100% ReTec/Tetra L.C. Texas 50%* Thermo Fluids Inc. Delaware 100% TPS Technologies Inc. Florida 100% TPST Soil Recyclers of California Inc. California 100% California Hydrocarbon, Inc. Nevada 100% TPST Soil Recyclers of Maryland Inc. Maryland 100% Todds Lane Limited Partnership Maryland 100%* PAGE EXHIBIT 21 THERMO TERRATECH INC. SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT State or Registrant's Jurisdiction % of Name Incorporation Ownership --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TPST Soil Recyclers of New York Inc. New York 100% TPST Soil Recyclers of Oregon Inc. Oregon 100% TPST Soil Recyclers of South Carolina Inc. Delaware 100% TPST Soil Recyclers of Virginia Inc. Delaware 100% TPST Soil Recyclers of Washington Inc. Washington 100% TMA/Hanford, Inc. Washington 100% * Joint Venture/Partnership