EXHIBIT 25.2


                                    FORM T-1
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                            SECTION 305(b)(2) _______
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                     UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


              New York                                          13-3818954
   (Jurisdiction of incorporation                            (I.R.S. employer
    if not a U.S. national bank)                            identification No.)

        114 West 47th Street                                    10036-1532
            New York, NY                                        (Zip Code)
       (Address of principal
         executive offices)

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                               MEDIQ, Incorporated
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                          51-0219413
 (State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. employer
  incorporation or organization)                           identification No.)


                                 One Mediq Plaza
                              Pennsauken, NJ 08110
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
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                    13 % Senior Discount Debentures due 2009
                       (Title of the indenture securities)
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                                     GENERAL


1.   General Information
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     Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

     (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.

             Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2nd District), New York, New York
                  (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
             Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, DC
             New York State Banking Department, Albany, New York

     (b)Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

             The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

2.   Affiliations with the Obligor
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     If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

             None

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15:

     MEDIQ Incorporated currently is not in default under any of its outstanding
     securities for which United States Trust Company of New York is Trustee.
     Accordingly, responses to Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and
     15 of Form T-1 are not required under General Instruction B.


16.  List of Exhibits
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     T-1.1        --       Organization Certificate, as amended, issued by
                           the State of New York Banking Department to transact
                           business as a Trust Company, is incorporated by
                           reference to Exhibit T-1.1 to Form T-1 filed on
                           September 15, 1995 with the Commission pursuant to
                           the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the
                           Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990 (Registration No.
                           33-97056).

     T-1.2        --       Included in Exhibit T-1.1.

     T-1.3        --       Included in Exhibit T-1.1.






16.  List of Exhibits
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     (cont'd)


                                                                       
     T-1.4        --       The By-Laws of United States Trust Company of New
                           York, as amended, is incorporated by reference to
                           Exhibit T-1.4 to Form T-1 filed on September 15, 1995
                           with the Commission pursuant to the Trust Indenture
                           Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform
                           Act of 1990 (Registration No.
                           33-97056).

     T-1.6        --       The consent of the trustee required by Section
                           321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended
                           by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990.

     T-1.7        --       A copy of the latest report of condition of the
                           trustee pursuant to law or the requirements of its
                           supervising or examining authority.


NOTE

As of July 8, 1998, the trustee had 2,999,020 shares of Common Stock
outstanding, all of which are owned by its parent company, U.S. Trust
Corporation. The term "trustee" in Item 2, refers to each of United States Trust
Company of New York and its parent company, U. S. Trust Corporation.

In answering Item 2 in this statement of eligibility as to matters peculiarly
within the knowledge of the obligor or its directors, the trustee has relied
upon information furnished to it by the obligor and will rely on information to
be furnished by the obligor and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee,
United States Trust Company of New York, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of
eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 8th day
of July, 1998.

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
         OF NEW YORK, Trustee

By:      /s/John Guiliano
         John Guiliano
         Vice President





                                                                   Exhibit T-1.6
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        The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

                     United States Trust Company of New York
                              114 West 47th Street
                               New York, NY 10036


January 7, 1997



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990, and subject to the
limitations set forth therein, United States Trust Company of New York ("U.S.
Trust") hereby consents that reports of examinations of U.S. Trust by Federal,
State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.




Very truly yours,


UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
         OF NEW YORK


         /s/Gerard F. Ganey
By:      Gerard F. Ganey
         Senior Vice President





                                                                   EXHIBIT T-1.7

                     UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
                                 MARCH 31, 1998
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                                ($ IN THOUSANDS)


ASSETS
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Cash and Due from Banks                                           $      303,692

Short-Term Investments                                                   325,044

Securities, Available for Sale                                           650,954

Loans                                                                  1,717,101
Less:  Allowance for Credit Losses                                        16,546
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      Net Loans                                                        1,700,555
Premises and Equipment                                                    58,868
Other Assets                                                             120,865
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      Total Assets                                                    $3,159,978
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LIABILITIES
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Deposits:
      Non-Interest Bearing                                        $      602,769
      Interest Bearing                                                 1,955,571
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         Total Deposits                                                2,558,340

Short-Term Credit Facilities                                             293,185
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities                                 136,396
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      Total Liabilities                                               $2,987,921
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STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
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Common Stock                                                              14,995
Capital Surplus                                                           49,541
Retained Earnings                                                        105,214
Unrealized Gains on Securities
     Available for Sale (Net of Taxes)                                     2,307
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Total Stockholder's Equity                                               172,057
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    Total Liabilities and
     Stockholder's Equity                                             $3,159,978
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I, Richard E. Brinkmann, Senior Vice President & Comptroller of the named bank
do hereby declare that this Statement of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate regulatory authority
and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Richard E. Brinkmann, SVP & Controller

May 6, 1998