<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     THIS SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE
     CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEET AT DECEMBER  31,  1998,  AND THE  CONSOLIDATED
     STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, 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-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                  JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                    DEC-31-1998
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                 1
<CASH>                          223,997
<SECURITIES>                    0
<RECEIVABLES>                   6,216,010
<ALLOWANCES>                    (514,696)
<INVENTORY>                     3,424,914
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                9,918,389<F1>
<PP&E>                          2,263,343
<DEPRECIATION>                  (1,812,352)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                  10,595,505
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>           4,408,349
<BONDS>                         0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>           0
<PREFERRED>                     0
<COMMON>                        2,414
<OTHER-SE>                      6,184,742<F2>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>    10,595,505
<SALES>                         37,327,629
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                37,327,629
<CGS>                           26,846,279
<TOTAL-COSTS>                   26,846,279
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                8,373,030
<LOSS-PROVISION>                0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>              220,482<F3>
<INCOME-PRETAX>                 1,887,838
<INCOME-TAX>                    720,429
<INCOME-CONTINUING>             1,167,409
<DISCONTINUED>                  0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                 0
<CHANGES>                       0
<NET-INCOME>                    1,167,409
<EPS-PRIMARY>                   .60
<EPS-DILUTED>                   .60
<FN>
<F1> AMOUNT REPRESENTS TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS.
<F2> INCLUDES THE COST OF 517,700 OF COMMON SHARES IN TREASURY OF $1,566,067.
<F3> INCLUDES INTEREST EXPENSE OF $238,706, NET OF INTEREST INCOME OF $15,824 
AND OTHER INCOME OF $2,400.
</FN>