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 15, 2002, included in this report on Form 10K, and
the  incorporation  by  reference  of  our  reports dated February 15, 2002 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
March  25,  2002


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