EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report  of  Perma-Fix   Environmental
Services, Inc. ("PESI") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003 as filed
with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the "Form
10-Q"),  I Dr.  Louis F.  Centofanti,  Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss.1350,  as adopted  pursuant to ss.906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1) The Form 10-Q  fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section
          13(a) or  15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (15  U.S.C.
          ss.78m or ss.78o(d)); and

          (2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

Dated: August  14, 2003


/s/ Dr. Louis F. Centofanti
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Dr. Louis F. Centofanti
President and
Chief Executive Officer