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  period ended June 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with
the  requirements  of  Section  13(a) or 15(d) 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
August 3, 2004


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