EXHIBIT 23


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AUDITORS




As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the inclusion of our
reports on the financial statements of American Ecology Corporation and
Subsidiaries dated February 16, 2001, included in this amended report on Form
10K/A, and the incorporation by reference of our reports dated February 16,
2001 into American Ecology Corporation and Subsidiaries' previously filed
Registration Statements on Form S-8 File Nos. 33-55782, 33-58076, 33-11578,
333-69863 and 333-93105 each as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

Balukoff, Lindstrom & Co., P.A.



Boise, Idaho
December 14, 2001