EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors
American Ecology Corporation


We  consent  to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Forms  S-8  (33-55782,  33-58076, 33-11578, 333-69863 and 333-93105) of American
Ecology  Corporation  of  our  report,  dated  April  15,  2005, with respect to
American  Ecology  Corporation  management's  assessment of the effectiveness of
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  and the effectiveness of internal
control  over  financial  reporting,  which  report  is included in this amended
annual  report on Form 10-K/A of American Ecology Corporation for the year ended
December  31,  2004.

/s/ Moss Adams LLP

Los Angeles, California
April 18, 2005