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              Consent of independent certified public accountants
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



      We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  this  registration
statement on Form S-8 (File No.  33-78956-A) of our report dated March 15, 1997,
on our audits of the financial  statements of Aquagenix,  Inc.  appearing in the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1996.

/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Miami, Florida
August 28, 1997