EXHIBIT 24.2

                     CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN L.L.P.

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our
report dated September 29, 1995 included in Delta-Omega
Technology, Inc.'s Form 10-KSB for the year ended August 31, 1995
and to all references to our Firm included in this registration
statement.


/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
June 27, 1996