CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation of our report on the consolidated
financial statements of Quantech, Ltd., dated August 18, 2000 (except for the
last paragraph of Note 6, as to which the date is September 20, 2000), which
contains an emphasis paragraph relating to an uncertainty as to the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern and is included in this Form 10-KSB, into
the previously filed Registration Statements of Quantech, Ltd., on Form S-8 (No.
333-70499 and No. 333-11475), and on the related Prospectuses.

                                           /s/McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP



Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 28, 2000