EXHIBIT 23.2
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               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8)  pertaining to the EMCON  Employee  Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated
February 21, 1995,  with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements and
schedule of EMCON included and/or incorporated by reference in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1994,  filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                                      

                                                       Ernst & Young, LLP


San Jose, California
July 25, 1995






















                                       


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