EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
To Air & Water Technologies Corporation:
 
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our report
and to all references to our Firm included in or made a part of this
Registration Statement File No. 333-39115.
 
                                          Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Roseland, New Jersey
   
January 26, 1998