EXHIBIT 32.2

                WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                         PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SEC.1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Sec.1350, I, the undersigned
Chief  Financial Officer of American Ecology Corporation (the "Company"), hereby
certify,  based  on  my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the
Company  for  the quarter ended September 30, 2003 (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
November 12, 2003