SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 4, 2004

                     PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     Delaware                       1-11596                       58-1954497
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 (State or other                (Commission File                (IRS Employer
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 incorporation)

1940 N.W. 67th Place, Suite A, Gainesville, Florida                 32653
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(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (352) 373-4200

                                 Not applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 2. Financial Information.

Item 2.05. Costs  Associated  with Exit or  Disposal  Activities.  On October 4,
           2004,  the Board of Directors  ("Board")  of Perma-Fix  Environmental
           Services, Inc. (the "Company"),  decided to discontinue operations of
           the facility in Detroit, Michigan, owned by its subsidiary, Perma-Fix
           of  Michigan,  Inc.  The decision to  discontinue  operations  at the
           Detroit  facility  was  principally  as a result  of two  fires  that
           significantly disrupted operations at the facility in 2003.

           Revenue for the Detroit facility was $5,739,000,  or 6.8 percent,  of
           total consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2003, and
           $1,398,000,  or 3.8 percent,  of total consolidated  revenues for the
           six months ended June 30, 2004. The loss  attributable to the Detroit
           facility, for the six months ended June 30, 2004, was $1,017,000, and
           approximately $524,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003.

           The Company has estimated,  based on current  information  available,
           that in the third quarter of 2004 it will record a one-time charge of
           approximately  $11,275,000 as a result of the discontinued operations
           of the Detroit  facility.  Estimated  future cash outlays included in
           the  one-time  charge  are   approximately   $1,598,000  in  one-time
           severance and pension plan withdrawal  liability,  and $2,464,000 for
           environmental  closure and  remediation  of the facility.  The charge
           includes an estimated  non-cash write down of its tangible  assets of
           approximately   $4,723,000,   and  unamortized   goodwill  and  other
           intangibles allocated to the facility from its time of acquisition of
           approximately   $2,490,000.   The   Company  is  in  the  process  of
           calculating  the  amount  of  goodwill  and other  intangible  assets
           allocable to the discontinued operations, which could effect a change
           in  the  actual  amounts   allocated  to   discontinued   operations.
           Additionally,  the  one-time  charge  could  change  as a  result  of
           valuation of fixed assets,  completion  of an actuarial  study of the
           withdrawal  liability under the pension plan at the Detroit facility,
           completion of closure and remediation of the facility and recovery of
           any settlements, if any, of the insurance claims discussed below. The
           Company has also submitted  insurance claims for the two fires at the
           facility, and is currently negotiating  settlements for those claims,
           but  at  this  time,  the  completion   date  and  amount  cannot  be
           determined.

           As a result of the discontinued operations, pursuant to standards set
           forth in FAS 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets",  the Company
           is  required  to test the  remaining  goodwill  and other  intangible
           assets of its  Industrial  segment for potential  impairment,  and is
           currently in the process of completing that test.

Item 2.06. Material Impairment. See Item 2.05 above for a discussion of material
           impairments due to the Board's decision to discontinue  operations of
           the Detroit facility, owned by the Company's subsidiary, Perma-Fix of
           Michigan, Inc.



                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company  has  duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on  its  behalf  by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.

                                          By:   /s/ Richard T. Kelecy
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                                                Richard T. Kelecy
Dated: October 8, 2004                          Chief Financial Officer