INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Abatix Environmental Corp.:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (No.
33-63265) on Form S-8 of Abatix Environmental Corp. of our report dated March 6,
1997, relating to the consolidated  balance sheets of Abatix Environmental Corp.
and  subsidiary as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,  and the related  consolidated
statements of operations,  stockholders'  equity, and cash flows for each of the
years  in the  three-year  period  ended  December  31,  1996,  and the  related
schedule,  which report appears in the December 31, 1996,  annual report on Form
10-K of Abatix Environmental Corp.


                            /s/KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 20, 1997