<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     THIS SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE
     CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEET AT DECEMBER  31,  1997,  AND THE  CONSOLIDATED
     STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, AND
     IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                          Abatix Environmental Corp.
<MULTIPLIER>                    1
<CURRENCY>                      US Dollars
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                  JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                    DEC-31-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                 1
<CASH>                          304,947
<SECURITIES>                    0
<RECEIVABLES>                   5,263,371
<ALLOWANCES>                    (495,092)
<INVENTORY>                     3,538,355
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                9,003,473<F1>
<PP&E>                          2,106,057
<DEPRECIATION>                  (1,473,937)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                  9,854,249
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>           4,676,572
<BONDS>                         0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>           0
<PREFERRED>                     0
<COMMON>                        2,414
<OTHER-SE>                      5,175,263<F2>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>    9,854,249
<SALES>                         34,955,477
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                34,955,477
<CGS>                           25,304,902
<TOTAL-COSTS>                   25,304,902
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                7,953,179
<LOSS-PROVISION>                0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>              364,683<F3>
<INCOME-PRETAX>                 1,332,713
<INCOME-TAX>                    491,607
<INCOME-CONTINUING>             841,106
<DISCONTINUED>                  0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                 0
<CHANGES>                       0
<NET-INCOME>                    841,106
<EPS-PRIMARY>                   .43
<EPS-DILUTED>                   .43
<FN>
<F1> AMOUNT REPRESENTS TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS.
<F2> INCLUDES THE COST OF 476,250 OF COMMON SHARES IN TREASURY OF $1,408,137.
<F3> INCLUDES INTEREST EXPENSE OF $381,655, INTEREST INCOME OF $36,187 AND OTHER
EXPENSE OF $19,215.
</FN>