EXHIBIT 99

                Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer
                           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350

Solely  for  the  purposes  of complying with 18 U.S.C. 1350, I, the undersigned
Chief  Executive Officer of American Ecology Corporation (the "Company"), hereby
certify,  based  on  my  knowledge,  that  the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
Company  for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with
the  requirements  of  Section  13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
that  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents, in all material
respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results of operations of the Company.



/s/  Stephen  A.  Romano
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Stephen  A.  Romano
February  17,  2003





                Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer
                           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350

Solely  for  the  purposes  of complying with 18 U.S.C. 1350, I, the undersigned
Chief  Financial Officer of American Ecology Corporation (the "Company"), hereby
certify,  based  on  my  knowledge,  that  the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
Company  for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with
the  requirements  of  Section  13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
that  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents, in all material
respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results of operations of the Company.



/s/  James  R.  Baumgardner
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James  R.  Baumgardner
February  17,  2003