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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23
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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Numbers 33-5300 and 333-70710) of Harsco Corporation of
our report dated June 24, 2005 relating to the financial statements of the
Harsco Corporation Savings Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.


/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 24, 2005

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