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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                              ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated June 25, 1997, included in this Annual Report
on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, into the previously filed
Form S-8 Registration Statement of the Tenneco 401(K) Savings Plan for Chippewa
Falls (File No. 333-17487).
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
June 27, 1997