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                                   Exhibit 1

                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-24953) pertaining to the OHM Corporation Retirement Savings
Plan and in the related Prospectus of our report dated May 2, 1997, with 
respect to the financial statements and schedules of OHM Corporation Retirement
Savings Plan included in the Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended 
December 31, 1996.

                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Columbus, Ohio
June 25, 1997