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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
Company  for  the  period  ended December 31, 2003 (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
March 1, 2005