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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________

Form 10-Q

Commission File No.    1-11596   

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

          Delaware                                                                                              58-1954497
(State or other jurisdiction                                                                                          (IRS Employer Identification Number)
of incorporation or organization)

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

(352) 373-4200
(Registrant's telephone number)

                                                  N/A                                                   
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X    No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of Common Stock, as of the close of the latest practical date.

                      Class                                                                         Outstanding at November 14, 2002
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value                                                                        34,338,614
                                                                                                              (excluding 988,000 shares
                                                                                                                   held as treasury stock)

PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.

PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PART I, ITEM 1

The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company (which may be referred to as we, us or our), without an audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes the disclosures which are made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Further, the consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods indicated.

It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002.

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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, CONTINUED

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited, for the nine months ended September 30, 2002)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reference is made herein to the notes to consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

There is no provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, as the taxes are offset by prior year net operating loss carryforwards

2.  Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

The Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB Statements No. 141, Business Combinations ("SFAS 141"), and No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ("SFAS 142"), effective January 1, 2002. SFAS 141 requires the use of the purchase method of accounting and prohibits the use of the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. SFAS 141 also requires that the Company recognize acquired intangible assets apart from goodwill if the acquired intangible assets meet certain criteria. SFAS 141 applies to all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001, and for purchase business combinations completed on or after July 1, 2001. It also requires, upon adoption of SFAS 142, that the Company reclassify the carrying amounts of intangible assets and goodwill based on the criteria in SFAS 141.

SFAS 142 requires, among other things, that companies no longer amortize goodwill, but instead test goodwill for impairment at least annually. In addition, SFAS 142 requires that the Company identify reporting units for the purposes of assessing potential future impairments of goodwill, reassess the useful lives of other existing recognized intangible assets, and cease amortization of intangible assets with an indefinite useful life. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life should be tested for impairment in accordance with the guidance in SFAS 142. SFAS 142 requires the Company to complete a transitional goodwill impairment test six months from the date of adoption. The Company is also required to reassess the useful lives of other intangible assets within the first interim quarter after adoption of SFAS 142. The Company has completed its evaluation of intangible assets for impairment, and has determined that no impairment existed as of January 1, 2002. The Company has discontinued amortizing its indefinite-life intangible assets (goodwill and permits). Prior to January 1, 2002, goodwill and permits were amortized on a straight-line basis over ten to forty years. Amortization expense for goodwill and permits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, was $451,000 and $1,035,000, respectively.

Results for September 30, 2001, assuming the discontinuation of amortization would be as follows:

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4.  Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following at September 30, 2002, and December 31, 2001:

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On December 22, 2000, the company entered into a Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement ("Agreement") with PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association ("PNC") acting as agent ("Agent") for lenders, and as issuing bank. The Agreement provides for a term loan ("Term Loan") in the amount of $7,000,000, which requires principal repayments based upon a seven-year amortization, payable over five years, with monthly installments of $83,000 and the remaining unpaid principal balance of $2,083,000 due on December 22, 2005. Payments commenced on February 1, 2001. The Agreement also provided for a revolving line of credit ("Revolving Credit") with a maximum principal amount outstanding at any one time of $15,000,000. The Revolving Credit advances are subject to limitations of an amount up to the sum of a) up to 85% of Commercial Receivables aged 90 days or less from invoice date, b) up to 85% of Commercial Broker Receivables aged up to 120 days from invoice date, c) up to 85% of acceptable Government Agency Receivables aged up to 150 days from invoice date, and d) up to 50% of acceptable unbilled amounts aged up to 60 days, less e) reserves Agent reasonably deems proper and necessary. The Revolving Credit advances shall be due and payable in full on December 22, 2005. As of September 30, 2002, our excess availability under our Revolving Credit was $5,612,000 based on our eligible receivables.

In December 2000, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement related to its Term Loan. This hedge, has effectively fixed the interest rate on the notional amount of $3,500,000 of the floating rate $7,000,000 PNC Term Loan. The Company will pay the counterparty interest at a fixed rate equal to the base rate of 6.25%, for a period from December 22, 2000, through December 22, 2005, in exchange for the counterparty paying the Company one month LIBOR rate for the same term (1.82% at September 30, 2002). The value of the interest rate swap at January 1, 2001, was deminimus. At September 30, 2002, the market value of the interest rate swap was in an unfavorable value position of $226,000 and was recorded as a liability. During the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Company recorded a loss on the interest rate swap of $68,000 which offset against other comprehensive income on the Statement of Stockholders' Equity.

Effective as of June 2002, the Company and PNC entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement, which, among other things, increased the letter of credit commitment from $500,000 to $4,500,000 and provided for a $4.0 million standby letter of credit. The standby letter of credit was issued to secure certain surety bond obligations. Pursuant to the terms of Amendment No. 1, as partial collateral for the issuance of the standby letter of credit, a reserve of approximately $66,000 will be recorded each month against the availability under the Revolving Credit beginning July 15, 2002, until such time as the standby letter of credit is fully reserved. As a condition precedent to this Amendment No. 1, the Company paid a $50,000 amendment fee to PNC.

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreements in connection with the acquisition of Perma-Fix of Orlando, Inc. ("PFO"), Perma-Fix of South Georgia, Inc. ("PFSG") and Perma-Fix of Michigan, Inc. ("PFMI"), a portion of the consideration was paid in the form of the Promissory Notes, in the aggregate amount of $4,700,000 payable to the former owners of PFO, PFSG and PFMI. The Promissory Notes are paid in equal monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $90,000 over five years with the first installment due on July 1, 1999, and having an interest rate of 5.5% for the first three years and 7% for the remaining two years beginning June 1, 2002. The aggregate outstanding balance of the Promissory Notes total $1,779,000 at September 30, 2002, of which $990,000 is in the current portion. Payments of such Promissory Notes are guaranteed by PFMI under a non-recourse guaranty, which non-recourse guaranty is secured by certain real estate owned by PFMI. These Promissory Notes are subject to subordination agreements with the Company's senior and subordinated lenders.

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On August 31, 2000, as part of the consideration for the purchase of Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. ("DSSI"), the Company issued to Waste Management Holdings a long-term unsecured promissory note (the "Unsecured Promissory Note") in the aggregate principal amount of $3,500,000, bearing interest at a rate of 7% per annum and having a five-year term with interest to be paid annually and principal due in one lump sum at the end of the term of the Unsecured Promissory Note (August 2005).

On July 31, 2001, the Company issued approximately $5.6 million of its 13.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due July 31, 2006 (the "Notes"). The Notes were issued pursuant to the terms of a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2001 (the "Purchase Agreement"), between the Company, Associated Mezzanine Investors - PESI, L.P. ("AMI"), and Bridge East Capital, L.P. ("BEC"). The Notes are unsecured and are unconditionally guaranteed by the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company's payment obligations under the Notes are subordinate to the Company's payment obligations to its primary lender and to certain other debts of the Company up to an aggregate amount of $25 million. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes were used to repay a previous short-term loan.

Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued to AMI and BEC Warrants to purchase up to 1,281,731 shares of the Company's Common Stock ("Warrant Shares") at an initial exercise price of $1.50 per share (the "Warrants"), subject to adjustment under certain conditions, which were valued at $1,622,000 and recorded as a debt discount and are being amortized over the term of the Notes. The Warrants, as issued, also contain a cashless exercise provision. The holders of at least 25% of the Warrants or the Warrant Shares may, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Warrants, request on two occasions registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") of the Warrant Shares. In addition, the holders of the Warrants are entitled, subject to certain conditions, to include the Warrant Shares in a registration statement covering other securities which the Company proposes to register. On October 1, 2002, the Company filed an amended S-3 Registration Statement with the SEC covering the Warrants. The Registration Statement has not been declared effective as of the date of this Form 10-Q.

In connection with the sale of the Notes, the Company, AMI, and BEC entered into an Option Agreement, dated July 31, 2001 (the "Option Agreement"). Pursuant to the Option Agreement, the Company granted each Purchaser an irrevocable option requiring the Company to purchase any of the Warrants or the Warrant Shares then held by the Purchaser (the "Put Option"). The Put Option may be exercised at any time commencing July 31, 2004, and ending July 31, 2008. In addition, each Purchaser granted to the Company an irrevocable option to purchase all the Warrants or the Warrant Shares then held by the Purchaser (the "Call Option"). The Call Option may be exercised at any time commencing July 31, 2005, and ending July 31, 2008. The purchase price under the Put Option and the Call Option is based on the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of six times the Company's consolidated EBITDA for the period of the 12 most recent consecutive months minus Net Debt plus the Warrant Proceeds by (b) the Company's Diluted Shares (as the terms EBITDA, Net Debt, Warrant Proceeds, and Diluted Shares are defined in the Option Agreement). Pursuant to the guidance under EITF 00-19 on accounting for and financial presentation of securities that could potentially be settled in a Company's own stock, the put warrants would be classified outside of equity based on the ability of the holder to require cash settlement. Also, EITF Topic D-98 discusses the accounting for a security that will become redeemable at a future determinable date and its redemption is variable. This is the case with the Warrants as the date is fixed, but the put or call price varies. The EITF gives two possible methodologies for valuing the securities. The Company has selected to account for the changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and the Company will adjust the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. On September 30, 2002, the purchase price under the Put Option was in a negative position and as such no liability was recorded for the redemption of the Put Option.

In conjunction with the Company's acquisition of East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation ("M&EC"), M&EC entered into an installment agreement with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for a principal amount of $923,000 dated June 7, 2001, for certain withholding taxes owed by M&EC. The installment agreement is payable over eight years on a semiannual basis on June 30 and December 31.

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Interest is accrued at the applicable law rate ("Applicable Rate") pursuant to the provisions of section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended. Such rate is adjusted on a quarterly basis and payable in a lump sum at the end of the installment period. On September 30, 2002, the rate was 8%. On September 30, 2002, the outstanding balance was $1,002,000 including accrued interest of approximately $104,000.

M&EC also issued a promissory note for a principal amount of $3.7 million to Performance Development Corporation (PDC), dated June 7, 2001, for monies advanced to M&EC for certain services performed by PDC. The promissory note is payable over eight years on a semiannual basis on June 30 and December 31. Interest is accrued at the Applicable Rate (8% on September 30, 2002) and payable in a lump sum at the end of the loan period. On September 30, 2002, the outstanding balance was $4,052,000 including accrued interest of approximately $438,000. PDC has directed M&EC to make all payments under the promissory note directly to the IRS to be applied to PDC's obligations under its installment agreement with the IRS.

5.  Commitments and Contingencies

Hazardous Waste
In connection with our waste management services, we handle both hazardous and non-hazardous waste which we transport to our own or other facilities for destruction or disposal. As a result of disposing of hazardous substances, in the event any cleanup is required, we could be a potentially responsible party ("PRP") for the costs of the cleanup notwithstanding any absence of fault on our part.

Legal
In the normal course of conducting our business, we are involved in various litigation. There has been no material change in legal proceedings from those disclosed previously in the Company's Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2001, except as stated below. We are not a party to any litigation or governmental proceeding which our management believes could result in any judgements or fines against us that would have a material adverse affect on the Company's financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

During the second quarter of 2002 the Company's subsidiary, PFMI, and other PRPs entered into an agreement in principle to settle the lawsuit filed by the federal government in connection with the Four County Landfill site pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. PFMI will pay approximately $153,000 of the total settlement of which the total amount was accrued in September 2002. The settlement agreement was finalized in October 2002, and provides that the Company will pay its portion of the settlement over a twelve month period beginning in November 2002.

The son, Patrick Sullivan ("P. Sullivan"), of a member of our Board of Directors, Thomas P. Sullivan ("Mr. Sullivan"), was employed by a subsidiary of the Company, Perma-Fix of Orlando, Inc. ("PFO"), as an executive and/or general manager from the date of the Company's acquisition of PFO in June 1999 to June 2002, when he terminated his employment to go to work for a competitor of PFO in Orlando, Florida. P. Sullivan is subject to an agreement with the Company that provides, in part, that P. Sullivan would not solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the Company or PFO for a period of two years after termination of his employment. The Company has been advised that P. Sullivan violated the agreement and his duties to the Company and PFO prior to and after he terminated his employment with PFO. The Company is currently investigating these claims against P. Sullivan. P. Sullivan reimbursed the Company for certain personal expenses charged to, and paid by, the Company after the Company notified P. Sullivan of the claims. Mr. Sullivan has denied committing any breach of his fiduciary duties to the Company in connection with these alleged actions by his son.

In October 2002, the Company's subsidiary Perma-Fix of Memphis, Inc. ("PFM"), a discontinued operation, entered into a settlement agreement with Mid-South Industrial, Inc. and CNA Insurance Company to settle a lawsuit PFM filed seeking damages resulting from an explosion and fire which occurred in January 1997. Under the settlement agreement PFM received approximately $233,000, in October 2002, which will be recorded as other income in the fourth quarter of 2002.

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Permits
We are subject to various regulatory requirements, including the procurement of requisite licenses and permits at our facilities. These licenses and permits are subject to periodic renewal without which our operations would be adversely affected. We anticipate that, once a license or permit is issued with respect to a facility, the license or permit will be renewed at the end of its term if the facility's operations are in compliance with the applicable regulatory requirements.

Accrued Closure Costs and Environmental Liabilities
We maintain closure cost financial guarantees to insure the proper decommissioning of our RCRA facilities upon cessation of operations. Additionally, in the course of owning and operating on-site treatment, storage and disposal facilities, we are subject to corrective action proceedings to restore soil and/or groundwater to its original state. These activities are governed by federal, state and local regulations and we maintain the appropriate accruals for restoration. We have recorded accrued liabilities for estimated closure costs and identified environmental remediation costs.

Insurance
We believe we maintain insurance coverage adequate for our needs and which is similar to, or greater than, the coverage maintained by other companies of our size in the industry. There can be no assurances, however, that liabilities which may be incurred by us will be covered by our insurance or that the dollar amount of such liabilities which are covered will not exceed our policy limits. Under our insurance contracts, we usually accept self-insured retentions which we believe appropriate for our specific business risks. We are required by EPA regulations to carry environmental impairment liability insurance providing coverage for damages on a claims-made basis in amounts of at least $1 million per occurrence and $2 million per year in the aggregate. To meet the requirements of customers, we have exceeded these coverage amounts.

We have eleven operating segments which are defined as each separate facility or location that we operate. These segments however, exclude the Corporate headquarters which does not generate revenue.

Pursuant to FAS 131 we have aggregated two or more operating segments into three reportable segments to ease in the presentation and understanding of our business. We used the following criteria to aggregate our segments:

	*	The nature of our products and services;
	*	The nature of the production processes;
	*	The type or class of customer for our products and services;
	*	The methods used to distribute our products or provide our services; and
	*	The nature of the regulatory environment.

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Our reportable segments are defined as follows:

The Industrial Waste Management Services segment provides on-and-off site treatment, storage, processing and disposal of hazardous and nonhazardous industrial waste, commercial waste and wastewater through our six TSD facilities; Perma-Fix Treatment Services, Inc., Perma-Fix of Dayton, Inc., Perma-Fix of Ft. Lauderdale, Inc., Perma-Fix of Orlando, Inc., Perma-Fix of South Georgia, Inc., and Perma-Fix of Michigan, Inc. We provide through Perma-Fix Government Services various waste management services to certain governmental agencies.

The Nuclear Waste Management Services segment provides treatment, storage, processing and disposal services, including research, development, on and off-site waste remediation of nuclear mixed and low-level radioactive waste through our three TSD facilities; Perma-Fix of Florida, Inc., Diversified Scientific Services, Inc., and East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation.

The Consulting Engineering Services segment provides environmental engineering and regulatory compliance services through Schreiber, Yonley & Associates, Inc. which includes oversight management of environmental restoration projects, air and soil sampling and compliance and training activities, as well as, engineering support as needed by our other segments.

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The table below presents certain financial information by business segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.

⁽¹⁾ Segment assets have been adjusted for intercompany accounts to reflect actual assets for each segment.
⁽²⁾ Amount reflects interest expense-Warrants not allocated to the operating segments.
⁽³⁾ Amount includes interest expense-financing fees of $1,440,000 representing the write-off of the fees associated with a prior 
      short-term note, not allocated to the operating segments.

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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
PART I, ITEM 2

Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements contained within this report may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively, the "Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995"). All statements in this report other than a statement of historical fact are forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results and performance of the Company to differ materially from such statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained herein relate to, among other things,

While the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance such expectations will prove to have been correct. There are a variety of factors which could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those described in this report, including, but not limited to:

	*	general economic conditions;
	*	material reduction in revenues;
	*	inability to collect in a timely manner a material amount of receivables;
	*	increased competitive pressures;
	*	the ability to maintain and obtain required permits and approvals to conduct operations;
	*	the ability to develop new and existing technologies in the conduct of operations;
	*	ability to retain or renew certain required permits;
	*	discovery of additional contamination or expanded contamination at a certain Dayton, Ohio, property formerly leased by the Company or the Company's facilities at Memphis, Tennessee; Valdosta, Georgia and Detroit Michigan, which would result in a material increase in remediation expenditures;
	*	determination that PFM is the source of chlorinated compounds at the Allen Well Field;
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	*	changes in federal, state and local laws and regulations, especially environmental laws and regulations, or in interpretation of such;
	*	potential increases in equipment, maintenance, operating or labor costs;
	*	management retention and development;
	*	financial valuation of intangible assets is substantially less than expected;
	*	the requirement to use internally generated funds for purposes not presently anticipated;
	*	inability to continue to become profitable on an annualized basis;
	*	the inability of the Company to maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the NASDAQ;
	*	the determination that PFMI or PFO was responsible for a material amount of remediation at certain Superfund sites;
	*	terminations of contracts with federal agencies or subcontracts involving federal agencies, or reduction in amount of waste delivered to the Company under these contracts or subcontracts; and
	*	negative impact resulting from the adoption of accounting standard SFAS 142.

The Company undertakes no obligations to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
In preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company believes the following critical accounting policies affect the more significant estimates used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements:

Intangible Assets. Intangible assets relating to acquired businesses consist primarily of the cost of purchased businesses in excess of the estimated fair value of net assets acquired ("goodwill") and the recognized permit value of the business. The Company continually reevaluates the propriety of the carrying amount of permits and goodwill to determine whether current events and circumstances warrant adjustments to the carrying value. Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS 142 and determined that no impairment existed as of January 1, 2002. Effective January 1, 2002, the Company discontinued amortizing indefinite life intangible assets (goodwill and permits) as required by SFAS 142. Amortization expense for goodwill and permits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, was $451,000 and $1,035,000, respectively. For further discussion of SFAS 141 and 142 see Note 2 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and "Recently Adopted Accounting Standards" in this section.

Accrued Closure Costs. The accrued closure costs are estimates based on guidelines developed by federal and/or state regulatory authorities overseeing the Company's RCRA permits and radioactive materials licenses. Such costs are evaluated annually and adjusted for inflationary factors and for approved changes or expansions to the facilities. Increases due to inflationary factors for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999 have been approximately 2.2%, 2.1%, 1.5% and 1.1%, respectively, and based on the historical information, the Company does not expect future inflationary changes to differ materially from the last four years. Increases or decreases in accrued closure costs resulting from changes or expansions at the facilities are determined based on specific RCRA guidelines applied to the requested change. This calculation includes certain estimates, such as disposal pricing, which are based on current market conditions. Accrued closure costs represent a contingent environmental liability to clean up a facility in the event the

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Company ceases operations in an existing facility. However, the Company has no intention, at this time, to close any of its facilities.

Accrued Environmental Liabilities. The Company has four remediation projects currently in progress. The current and long-term accrual amounts for the projects are the Company's best estimates determined based on proposed or approved processes for clean-up. The circumstances that could affect the outcome range from new technologies, that are being developed every day that reduce the Company's overall costs, to increased contamination levels that could arise as the Company completes remediation which could increase the Company's costs, neither of which the Company anticipates at this time. In addition, significant changes in regulations could adversely or favorably affect the costs to remediate existing sites or potential future sites, which cannot be reasonably quantified. For further discussion on the Company's environmental liabilities see "Environmental Contingencies," in this section.

Disposal Costs. The Company accrues for waste disposal based upon a physical count of the total waste at each facility at the end of each accounting period. Current market prices for transportation and disposal costs are applied to the end of period waste inventories to calculate the disposal accrual. Costs are calculated using current costs for disposal, but economic trends could materially affect the actual costs for disposal. As there are limited disposal sites available to the Company, a change in the number of available sites or an increase or decrease in demand for the existing disposal areas could significantly affect the actual disposal costs either positively or negatively.

Self-Insurance. The Company has a self-insurance program for certain health benefits. The cost of such benefits is recognized as expense in the period in which the claim occurred and includes an estimate of claims incurred but not reported ("IBNR"), with such estimates based upon historical trends. Actual health insurance claims may differ materially from the estimates, as a result of the nature and extent of the actual IBNR claims paid. The Company maintains separate insurance to cover the excess liability over an established specific single claim amount and also an aggregate annual claim total.

Results of Operations
The table below should be used when reviewing management's discussion and analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001:

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Summary -- Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001

The Company provides services through three reportable operating segments. The Industrial Waste Management Services segment is engaged in on-and off-site treatment, storage, disposal and processing of a wide variety of by-products and industrial, hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. This segment competes for materials and services with numerous regional and national competitors to provide comprehensive and cost-effective waste management services to a wide variety of customers nationwide. The Company operates and maintains facilities and businesses in the waste by-product brokerage, on-site treatment and stabilization, and off-site blending, treatment and disposal industries. The Nuclear Waste Management Services segment provides treatment, storage, processing and disposal services of nuclear mixed and low-level radioactive wastes, including research, development and on-site and off-site waste remediation. The presence of nuclear and low-level radioactive constituents within the waste streams processed by this segment create different and unique operational, processing and permitting/licensing requirements from those contained within the Industrial Waste Management Services segment. The Company's Consulting Engineering Services segment provides a wide variety of environmental related consulting and engineering services to industry and government. The Consulting Engineering Services segment provides oversight management of environmental restoration projects, air and soil sampling, compliance reporting, surface and subsurface water treatment design for removal of pollutants, and various compliance and training activities.

Net Revenues
Consolidated net revenues increased to $24,232,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, as compared to $17,386,000 for the same quarter in 2001. This increase of $6,846,000 or 39.4% is principally attributable to an increase in revenue in the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment of approximately $7,909,000 resulting from growth in mixed waste revenues, as these facilities continue to expand and demonstrate their processing capabilities, increase their sales and marketing efforts, and continue to receive greater volumes of waste under certain contracts, such as the Oak Ridge contracts. Mixed waste revenue from the Department of Energy ("DOE"), including under the Oak Ridge contracts, comprised the largest part of this increase as the DOE contractors increased shipments in order to meet fiscal year milestones. Additionally, the Consulting Engineering Services segment experienced an increase of approximately $13,000 during the third quarter of 2002. Offsetting these increases was a decrease in the Industrial Waste Management Services segment of approximately $1,076,000 resulting from the downturn in the economy, and the effect of increased revenues during the same period of 2001 resulting from the completion of certain event business or special contracts, many of which have not been awarded during 2002. However, partially offsetting the negative impact of the economy were increased revenues resulting from the biological wastewater system and the "Bio-Fix" water treatment process.

Consolidated net revenues increased to $63,168,000 from $53,938,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002. This increase of $9,230,000 or 17.1% is principally attributable to an increase in the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment of approximately $12,048,000 resulting from the favorable negotiation of certain contract changes, the completion of a large offsite mixed waste remediation project and from growth in mixed waste revenues driven by the continued expansion within the new and unique mixed waste market. The Company recognized during the second quarter of 2002 approximately $2.2 million of additional revenue for work completed during the first six months of 2002, as a result of the favorable resolution of certain contract changes under the Oak Ridge contracts. The pricing structure under the Oak Ridge contracts was amended to allow East Tennessee Materials & Energy Corporation ("M&EC") to charge additional amounts for certain waste drums received primarily in connection with drum density and chemical content. The amended pricing structure applies to all waste received by M&EC under the Oak Ridge contracts from January 1, 2002, and on all future waste received under the Oak Ridge contracts. The Company continues to negotiate certain other surcharges under the Oak Ridge contracts, which as of this time, the Company has not completed negotiations and is unable to determine the final negotiated amount, if any. Additionally, the Consulting Engineering Services segment experienced an increase of approximately $217,000 which was primarily due to new projects that were awarded by nationally known cement companies. Offsetting these increases was a decrease in the Industrial Waste Management Services segment

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of approximately $3,035,000 resulting from the downturn in the economy, the expiration of certain government contracts and the effect of the start-up of the new wastewater treatment system, which occurred over the first five months of 2002. Also contributing to this decrease is the effect of increased revenues during 2001 due to the completion of certain event business or special projects not awarded during 2002.

Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold for the Company increased $5,179,000 or 47.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2001. This consolidated increase in cost of goods sold reflects an increase in the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment of $4,867,000, which directly correlates to the increase in revenues, and an increase in the Consulting Engineering Services segment of $73,000 reflects the increased staffing associated with the new projects awarded. Additionally, the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment experienced increased costs as it starts up new processing lines, develops new processing techniques and adds certain fixed costs in conjunction with its build-up. The Industrial Waste Management Services segment experienced an increase of $239,000 as it continues to develop its new wastewater treatment technology, which became fully operational in June 2002.

Cost of goods sold increased $4,848,000 or 13.1% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2001. This consolidated increase in cost of goods sold reflects an increase in cost of goods sold in the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment of $5,169,000 which corresponds to the growth in mixed waste revenues and an increase in cost of goods sold in the Consulting Engineering Services segment of $224,000 primarily due to increased staffing associated with the new projects, as noted above. Offsetting this increase was a decrease in the Industrial Waste Management Services segment of $545,000 which directly corresponds to the decrease in revenues for this segment, partially offset by additional operating costs associated with the development and installation of its new wastewater treatment technology.

Gross Profit
The resulting gross profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, increased $1,667,000 to $8,239,000 which as a percentage of revenue is 34.0%, reflecting a decrease over the corresponding quarter in 2001 percentage of revenue of 37.8%. The Nuclear Waste Management Services segment experienced a decrease in gross profit percentage from 46.2% in 2001 to 41.7% in 2002. This decrease reflects the impact of increased disposal and processing costs associated with mixed waste treatment development and the impact of increased costs associated with the start-up of new processing lines, the development of new processing techniques and additional fixed costs in conjunction with its overall build-up. The Industrial Waste Management Services segment also experienced a decrease in gross profit percentage from 33.4% in 2001 to 23.7% in 2002. This decrease reflects the impact of the high fixed cost nature of the facilities as revenues have been lower during the recent economic downturn and the loss of certain higher margin contract work performed in the same period of 2001. Additionally, the Consulting Engineering Services segment experienced a decrease in gross profit percentage from 39.0% in 2001 to 30.6% in 2002. This decrease reflects the impact of increased staffing associated with the new projects that were awarded by nationally known cement companies.

The resulting gross profit for the nine months of 2002 increased $4,382,000 to $21,249,000, which as a percentage of revenue is 33.6%, reflecting an increase over the corresponding nine months in 2001 percentage of revenue of 31.3%. This increase in gross profit percentage was principally recognized in the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment which experienced an increase from 32.9% in 2001 to 41.9% in 2002. This increase reflects the progress of the newly expanded mixed waste facilities, increased activities under the Oak Ridge contracts and the impact of the favorable negotiation of certain contract changes related to the Oak Ridge contracts which were recorded in the second quarter of 2002. Furthermore, the gross profit percentage for 2001 was negatively affected by the low margin subcontract work performed by this segment during the completion of the M&EC facility. Offsetting this increase in gross profit percentage was a decrease in the Industrial Waste Management Services segment from 29.6% in 2001 to 23.9% in 2002 reflecting the impact of the high fixed cost nature of the facilities in conjunction with

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reduced revenues in this segment, and the additional operating costs associated with the development and installation of the new wastewater treatment technology. Additionally, the Consulting Engineering Services segment experienced a decrease from 38.9% in 2001 to 35.3% in 2002. This decrease reflects the impact of additional staffing associated with the new projects, as noted above.

Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $793,000 or 22.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2001. These expenses increased due to the impact of increasing the sales and marketing efforts within the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment contributing to the growth in revenue as we expand our capabilities in this segment. This segment requires increased up front sales and marketing efforts due to the complexity of the waste streams and sophistication of the customer base. As a percentage of revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 18.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared to 20.5% for the same period in 2001.

Selling general and administrative expenses increased $2,008,000 or 19.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period in 2001. This increase reflects the impact of the acquisition of M&EC during June 2001, which resulted in an increase of $1,203,000. Additionally, these expenses increased due to the impact of increasing the sales and marketing efforts within the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment in anticipation of the growth of this segment. As a percentage of revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses reflected an increase to 19.7% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, compared to 19.4% for the same period of 2001.

Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, reflects a decrease of $74,000 as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2001. This decrease is attributable to an amortization expense decrease across all segments by approximately $451,000 due to the adoption of SFAS 142, which eliminated the amortization expense on indefinite-life intangible assets (see "Recently Adopted Accounting Standards" later in this section). Offsetting this decrease was an increase in depreciation expense of $299,000 resulting from the M&EC facility acquired effective June 25, 2001. Additionally, an increase in depreciation expense of $76,000 in the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment was due to additions of new mixed waste processing equipment. Depreciation expense also increased in the Industrial Waste Management Services segment by $2,000 due to additions of new waste processing equipment.

Depreciation and amortization expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, reflects a decrease of $30,000 as compared to the same period of 2001. This decrease is attributable to an amortization expense decrease of approximately $1,035,000 company-wide due to the adoption of SFAS 142, which eliminated the amortization expense on indefinite-life intangible assets (see "Recently Adopted Accounting Standards" later in this section). Offsetting this decrease is an increase in depreciation expense of $882,000 resulting from the acquisition of M&EC during June 2001. Additionally, an increase in depreciation expense of $120,000 in the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment was due to additions of new mixed waste processing equipment. Depreciation expense also increased in the Industrial Waste Management Services segment by $18,000 due to additions of new waste processing equipment. Offsetting this increase is a decrease in depreciation expense of $15,000 resulting from older assets being fully depreciated.

Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased $59,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the corresponding period of 2001. This decrease reflects the impact of lower interest rates and decreased borrowing levels on the revolving credit and term loans with PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC"), which resulted in a decrease in interest expense of $16,000 when compared to the same period prior year. Additionally, interest expense decreased by $22,000 due to the elimination of interim financing related to the mixed waste construction activities, and by $82,000 as a result of the reduction in debt with other creditors. These decreases were offset by an increase in interest expense of approximately $61,000 related to the expansion of our mixed waste facilities.

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Interest expense also decreased by $167,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the corresponding period of 2001. This decrease is a result of lower interest rates and decreased borrowing levels on our PNC revolving credit and term loan which resulted in a decrease in interest expense of $183,000. Additionally, a decrease of $545,000 was due to the elimination of the above noted interim financing related to the mixed waste construction activities and a decrease of $78,000 was due to the reduction in debt with other creditors. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in interest expense of $198,000 associated with the acquisition of M&EC and an increase of approximately $441,000 related to the expansion of our mixed waste facilities.

Interest Expense - Warrants
No Warrants were issued for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, and therefore no interest expense-Warrants was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to $234,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. This 2001 expense reflects the Black-Scholes pricing valuation for certain Warrants issued to Capital Bank pursuant to a promissory note ("$3,000,000 Capital Promissory Note") and an unsecured promissory note ("$750,000 Capital Promissory Note"). The notes required that certain Warrants be issued upon the initial execution of the note and at monthly intervals if the debt obligations to Capital Bank have not been repaid in full. During 2001, these debt obligations were repaid in full by a debt to equity exchange agreement and through the payment of principal and interest with the use of Warrant proceeds.

Interest Expense - Financing Fees
Interest expense-financing fees decreased approximately $1,389,000 to $262,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to $1,651,000 for the same period of 2001. This decrease is principally due to a write-off of prepaid financing fees of $1,440,000 during the third quarter in 2001 as related to the short term construction financing within the mixed waste segment, which was paid in full in July 2001. This decrease was partially offset by amortization of financing fees of approximately $49,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2002, principally associated with our Senior Subordinated Notes issued to Associated Mezzanine Investors - PESI, L.P. ("AMI") and Bridge East Capital, L.P. ("BEC").

Interest expense-financing fees also decreased by $1,695,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the corresponding period of 2001. This decrease is also due to the elimination of the above discussed short-term debt in July 2001, offset by the new debt with AMI and BEC.

Other Expense
Other expense increased by $256,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period of 2001. This increase was primarily due to an increase in miscellaneous state income and franchise taxes recorded during the quarter and from an additional remediation reserve for the Perma-Fix of Michigan,  Inc. site, which was recorded in the amount of $170,000. See "Environmental Contingencies" in this section for further discussion on this reserve.

Other expense also increased by $319,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period of 2001. This increase is also due to an increase in miscellaneous State income and franchise taxes and the additional environmental remediation reserve.

Preferred stock Dividends
Preferred Stock dividends increased approximately $16,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2001. This increase was due to the accrual of preferred dividends on the preferred stock of our subsidiary M&EC ("Series B Preferred"). The M&EC preferred stock was issued in conjunction with the acquisition of M&EC in June 2001, and began accumulating dividends in June 2002 at an annual interest rate of 5%.

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Preferred Stock dividends decreased $3,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 as compared to the corresponding period of 2001. This decrease is due to the conversion of $1,730,000 (1,730 preferred shares) of the Preferred Stock into our common stock in April 2001 pursuant to a conversion and exchange agreement with Capital Bank. Partially offsetting the decrease was an increase due to the accrual of preferred dividends on the Series B Preferred.

Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Company
Our capital requirements consist of general working capital needs, scheduled principal payments on our debt obligations and capital leases, remediation projects and planned capital expenditures. Our capital resources consist primarily of cash generated from operations and funds available under our revolving credit facility and proceeds from issuance of our common stock. Our capital resources are impacted by changes in accounts receivable as a result of revenue fluctuation, economic trends, and collection activities.

At September 30, 2002, the Company had cash of $83,000. This cash total reflects a decrease of $777,000 from December 31, 2001, as a result of net cash provided by operations of $5,297,000 offset by cash used in investing activities of $3,700,000 (principally net purchases of equipment, totaling $3,705,000) and cash used in financing activities of $2,374,000 (principally repayments of long-term debt partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of common stock). The Company is in a net borrowing position and therefore attempts to move all excess cash balances immediately to the revolving credit facility, so as to reduce debt and interest expense. During 2002 the Company implemented a centralized cash management system which included new remittance lock boxes and resulted in accelerated collection activities and reduced cash balances, as idle cash is able to be moved without delay to the revolving credit facility.

Operating Activities
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, totaled $21,334,000, an increase of $4,143,000 from the December 31, 2001, balance of $17,191,000. This increase principally reflects the impact of the higher third quarter 2002 revenues within the Nuclear Waste Management Services segment, which resulted in an increase of $6,120,000. Offsetting this was a decrease in the accounts receivable of the Industrial Waste Management Services segment, resulting from increased collection efforts, write-off of certain uncollectible accounts and reduced revenue levels during the third quarter of 2002.

As of September 30, 2002, total consolidated accounts payable was $9,747,000, an increase of $2,580,000 from the December 31, 2001, balance of $7,167,000. This increase in accounts payable reflects the impact of increased revenues and operating activities during the second and third quarters, and the timing of payments, as reflected by the decrease in the revolving credit facility loan balance. As noted above, cash was used to pay down the revolving credit facility and as of the end of the third quarter of 2002 had not yet been utilized to reduce accounts payable. This increase is also reflective of unfinanced capital expenditures during the quarter, additional operating costs associated with the upgraded wastewater treatment systems and the impact of increased insurance premium payments for the 2002 policy year, which was recorded as accounts payable rather than being financed and paid evenly over the full year.

The working capital position at September 30, 2002, was $778,000, as compared to a working capital position of $831,000 at December 31, 2001, which reflects a decrease of $53,000 during the first nine months of 2002. This decrease in the working capital position was primarily due to the increased accounts payable, as discussed above, and the related reduction in the revolving credit facility loan balance at the end of the third quarter, which is a long term liability. The working capital position did however improve by $2,355,000 from the end of the first quarter of 2002 and by $1,246,000 from the end of the second quarter of 2002.

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Investing Activities
Our purchases of capital equipment for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, totaled approximately $4,349,000, including financed purchases of $644,000. These expenditures were for expansion and improvements to the operations principally within the waste management segments. These capital expenditures were funded by the cash provided by operations and from proceeds from the exercise of Warrants and options. We had initially budgeted capital expenditures of up to approximately $11,000,000 for 2002, which includes completion of certain current projects, as well as other identified capital purchases for the expansion and improvement to the facilities and for certain compliance related enhancements. However, based upon the current status of the planning and evaluation of the proposed projects, we believe that we will be spending only up to approximately $6,000,000 for capital expenditures for 2002. We anticipate funding these capital expenditures by a combination of lease financing, internally generated funds, and/or the proceeds received from the exercise of outstanding options and warrants.

Financing Activities
On December 22, 2000, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement ("Agreement") with PNC acting as agent ("Agent") for lenders, and as issuing bank. The Agreement provides for a term loan ("Term Loan") in the amount of $7,000,000, which requires principal repayments based upon a seven-year amortization, payable over five years, with monthly installments of $83,000 and the remaining unpaid principal balance of $2,083,000 due on December 22, 2005. Payments commenced on February 1, 2001. The Agreement also provided for a revolving line of credit ("Revolving Credit") with a maximum principal amount outstanding at any one time of $15,000,000. The Revolving Credit advances are subject to limitations of an amount up to the sum of a) up to 85% of Commercial Receivables aged 90 days or less from invoice date, b) up to 85% of Commercial Broker Receivables aged up to 120 days from invoice date, c) up to 85% of acceptable Government Agency Receivables aged up to 150 days from invoice date, and d) up to 50% of acceptable unbilled amounts aged up to 60 days, less e) reserves Agent reasonably deems proper and necessary. The Revolving Credit advances shall be due and payable in full on December 22, 2005. As of September 30, 2002, our excess availability under our revolving credit facility was $5,612,000 based on our eligible receivables.

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Term Loan bears interest at a floating rate equal to the prime rate plus 1 1/2%, and the Revolving Credit at a floating rate equal to the prime rate plus 1%. The loans are subject to a prepayment fee of 1/2% in the first year, 1% in the second and third years and 3/4% after the third anniversary until termination date.

In December 2000, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement related to its Term Loan. This hedge has effectively fixed the interest rate on the notional amount of $3,500,000 of the floating rate $7,000,000 PNC Term Loan. The Company will pay the counterparty interest at a fixed rate equal to the base rate of 6.25%, for a period from December 22, 2000, through December 22, 2005, in exchange for the counterparty paying the Company one month LIBOR rate for the same term (1.82% at September 30, 2002). The value of the interest rate swap at January 1, 2001, was deminimus. At September 30, 2002, the market value of the interest rate swap was in an unfavorable value position of $226,000 and was recorded as a liability. During the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Company recorded a loss on the interest rate swap of $68,000 which offset against other comprehensive income on the Statement of Stockholders' Equity (see Note 4 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

Effective as of June 2002, the Company and PNC entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement, which, among other things, increased the letter of credit commitment from $500,000 to $4,500,000 and provided for a $4.0 million standby letter of credit. The standby Letter of Credit was issued to secure certain surety bond obligations. Pursuant to the terms of Amendment No. 1, as partial collateral for the issuance of the standby letter of credit, a reserve of approximately $66,000 will be recorded each month against the availability under the Revolving Credit beginning July 15, 2002, until such time as the standby letter of credit is fully reserved. At a condition precedent to this Amendment No. 1, the Company paid a $50,000 amendment fee to PNC.

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Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreements in connection with the acquisition of Perma-Fix of Orlando, Inc. ("PFO"), Perma-Fix of South Georgia, Inc. ("PFSG") and Perma-Fix of Michigan, Inc. ("PFMI"), a portion of the consideration was paid in the form of Promissory Notes, in the aggregate amount of $4,700,000, payable to the former owners of PFO, PFSG and PFMI. The Promissory Notes are paid in equal monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $90,000 over five years with the first installment due on July 1, 1999, and having an interest rate of 5.5% for the first three years and 7% for the remaining two years. The aggregate outstanding balance of the Promissory Notes total $1,779,000 at September 30, 2002, of which $990,000 is in the current portion. Payments of such Promissory Notes are guaranteed by PFMI under a non-recourse guaranty, which non-recourse guaranty is secured by certain real estate owned by PFMI. These Promissory Notes are subject to subordination agreements with the Company's senior and subordinated lenders.

On August 31, 2000, as part of the consideration for the purchase of DSSI, the Company issued to Waste Management Holdings a long term unsecured promissory note (the "Unsecured Promissory Note") in the aggregate principal amount of $3,500,000, bearing interest at a rate of 7% per annum and having a five-year term with interest to be paid annually and principal due in one lump sum at the end of the term of the Unsecured Promissory Note (August 2005).

On July 31, 2001, the Company issued approximately $5.6 million of its 13.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due July 31, 2006 (the "Notes"). The Notes were issued pursuant to the terms of a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2001 (the "Purchase Agreement"), between the Company, Associated Mezzanine Investors-PESI, L.P. ("AMI"), and Bridge East Capital, L.P. ("BEC"). The Notes are unsecured and are unconditionally guaranteed by the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company's payment obligations under the Notes are subordinate to the Company's payment obligations to its primary lender and to certain other debts of the Company up to an aggregate amount of $25 million. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes were used to repay the Company's short term loan.

Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued to AMI and BEC Warrants to purchase up to 1,281,731 shares of the Company's Common Stock ("Warrant Shares") at an initial exercise price of $1.50 per share (the "Warrants"), subject to adjustment under certain conditions, which were valued at $1,622,000 and recorded as a debt discount and are being amortized over the term of the Notes. The warrants, as issued, also contain a cashless exercise provision. The holders of at least 25% of the Warrants or the Warrant Shares may, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Warrants, request on two occasions registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") of the Warrant Shares. In addition, the holders of the Warrants are entitled, subject to certain conditions, to include the Warrant Shares in a registration statement covering other securities which the Company proposes to register. On October 1, 2002, the Company filed an amended S-3 Registration Statement with the SEC covering the Warrants. This Registration Statement has not been declared effective as of the date of this Form 10-Q.

In connection with the sale of the Notes, the Company, AMI, and BEC entered into an Option Agreement, dated July 31, 2001 (the "Option Agreement"). Pursuant to the Option Agreement, the Company granted each Purchaser an irrevocable option requiring the Company to purchase any of the Warrants or the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Warrants (the "Warrant Shares") then held by the Purchaser (the "Put Option"). The Put Option may be exercised at any time commencing July 31, 2004, and ending July 31, 2008. In addition, each Purchaser granted to the Company an irrevocable option to purchase all the Warrants or the Warrant Shares then held by the Purchaser (the "Call Option"). The Call Option may be exercised at any time commencing July 31, 2005, and ending July 31, 2008. The purchase price under the Put Option and the Call Option is based on the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of six times the Company's consolidated EBITDA for the period of the 12 most recent consecutive months minus Net Debt plus the Warrant Proceeds by (b) the Company's Diluted Shares (as the terms EBITDA, Net Debt, Warrant Proceeds, and Diluted Shares are defined in the Option Agreement). Pursuant to the guidance under EITF 00-19 on accounting for and financial presentation of securities that could potentially be settled in a Company's own stock, the put warrants would be classified outside of equity based on the ability of the holder to require cash settlement. Also, EITF Topic D-98 discusses the accounting for a security that will

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become redeemable at a future determinable date and its redemption is variable. This is the case with the Warrants as the date is fixed, but the put or call price varies. The EITF gives two possible methodologies for valuing the securities. The Company has selected to account for the changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and the Company will adjust the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. On September 30, 2002, the Put Option had no value and no liability was recorded.

In conjunction with the Company's acquisition of M&EC, M&EC entered into an installment agreement with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for a principal amount of $923,000 dated June 7, 2001, for certain withholding taxes owed by M&EC. The installment agreement is payable over eight years on a semiannual basis on June 30 and December 31. Interest is accrued at the applicable law rate ("Applicable Rate") pursuant to the provisions of section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended. Such rate is adjusted on a quarterly basis and payable in lump sum at the end of the installment period. On September 30, 2002, the rate was 8%. On September 30, 2002, the outstanding balance was $1,002,000 including accrued interest of approximately $104,000.

M&EC also issued a promissory note for a principal amount of $3.7 million to PDC, dated June 7, 2001, for monies advanced to M&EC for certain services performed by PDC. The promissory note is payable over eight years on a semiannual basis on June 30 and December 31. Interest is accrued at the applicable rate (8% on September 30, 2002) and payable in one lump sum at the end of the loan period. On September 30, 2002, the outstanding balance was $4,052,000 including accrued interest of approximately $438,000. PDC has directed M&EC to make all payments under the promissory note directly to the IRS to be applied to PDC's obligations under its installment agreement with the IRS.

The following table summarizes the Company's contractual obligations at September 30, 2002, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on its liquidity and cash flow in future periods, (in thousands):

The accrued dividends on the outstanding Series 17 Preferred Stock for the period July 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001, in the amount of approximately $63,000 were paid in March 2002, in the form of 24,217 shares of Common Stock of the Company. The dividends for the period January 1, 2002, through June 30, 2002, total $62,000, which were paid in August 2002, in the form of 22,106 shares of Common Stock. The accrued dividends on our Series 17 Preferred Stock for the period July 1, 2002, through September 30, 2002 total $32,000 and will be paid in January 2003, in the form of Common Stock or if approved by the lender, at the Company's option in the form of cash. Under the Company's loan agreements, the Company is prohibited from paying cash dividends on its outstanding capital stock. The accrued dividends for the Series B Preferred issued by our subsidiary M&EC for the period of June 26, 2002, through September 30, 2002, are approximately $17,000. Series B Preferred dividends are payable at the discretion of the Board out of legally available funds.

In summary, we have continued to take steps to improve our operations and liquidity as discussed above. However, with the acquisition of M&EC in 2001, the completion of M&EC's initial phase of construction and the ramp-up of the mixed waste segment, we incurred and assumed certain debt obligations and long-term liabilities, which had a short-term impact on liquidity. Additionally, reduced revenue levels and start-up of the new wastewater treatment technology within the Industrial Waste Management Services segment contributed toward the negative impact on liquidity. However, as these projects became fully operational and the mixed waste segment continues to expand, our liquidity position demonstrated improvement during the second and third quarters of 2002. If we are unable to continue to improve our

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operations, to successfully expand our mixed waste activities, and to continue profitability in the foreseeable future, such would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity position.

Known Trends and Uncertainties
Seasonality. Historically the Company has experienced reduced revenues, operating losses or decreased operating profits during the first and fourth quarters of the Company's fiscal years due to a seasonal slowdown in operations from poor weather conditions and overall reduced activities during the holiday season. During the Company's second and third fiscal quarters there has historically been an increase in revenues and operating profits. Management expects this trend to continue in future years as this was evident in the first, second and third quarters of 2002.

Economic conditions. Economic downturns or recessionary conditions can adversely affect the demand for the Company's services, principally within the Industrial Waste Management Services segment. Reductions in industrial production generally follow such economic conditions, resulting in reduced levels of waste being generated and/or sent off for treatment. The Company believes that its revenues and profits were negatively affected within this segment by the recessionary conditions in 2001, and that this trend has continued into 2002.

Significant contracts. The Company's revenues are principally derived from numerous and varied customers. However, Perma-Fix Government Services ("PFGS") manages six contracts with the Defense Reutilization & Marketing Service, a sub-agency of the Department of Defense which accounted for 8.3% of total consolidated revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2002, and M&EC operates under three broad spectrum contracts ("Oak Ridge contracts") which contributed 14.6% of total consolidated revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2002. As the newly constructed M&EC facility continues to enhance its processing capabilities and completes certain expansion projects and with the amended pricing structure under the Oak Ridge contr acts, the Company could see higher total revenue under the Oak Ridge contracts. There is no guarantee under the Oak Ridge contracts, as they can be terminated by either party at any time. Termination of these contracts could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company is working towards increasing other sources of revenues at M&EC to reduce the risk of reliance on one major source of revenues.

Insurance. The Company maintains insurance coverage similar to, or greater than, the coverage maintained by other companies of the same size and industry, which complies with the requirements under applicable environmental laws. The Company evaluates its insurance policies annually to determine adequacy, cost effectiveness and desired deductible levels. Due to the downturn in the economy and changes within the environmental insurance market, the Company has no guarantee that it will be able to obtain similar insurance in future years, or that the cost of such insurance will not increase materially.

Environmental Contingencies
The Company is engaged in the waste management services segment of the pollution control industry. As a participant in the on-site treatment, storage and disposal market and the off-site treatment and services market, the Company is subject to rigorous federal, state and local regulations. These regulations mandate strict compliance and therefore are a cost and concern to the Company. Because of their integral role in providing quality environmental services, the Company makes every reasonable attempt to maintain complete compliance with these regulations. However, even with a diligent commitment, the Company, as with many of its competitors, may be required to pay fines for violations or investigate and potentially remediate its waste management facilities.

We routinely use third party disposal companies, who ultimately destroy or secure landfill residual materials generated at our facilities or at a client's site. Our operations, compared to certain of our competitors, dispose of significantly less hazardous or industrial by-products from our operations due to rendering material nonhazardous, discharging treated wastewaters to publicly-owned treatment works and/or processing wastes

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into saleable products. In the past, numerous third party disposal sites have improperly managed wastes that subsequently required remedial action; consequently, any party utilizing these sites may be liable for some or all of the remedial costs. Despite our aggressive compliance and auditing procedures for disposal of wastes, we could, in the future, be notified that we are a potential responsible party ("PRP") at a remedial action site, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

In addition to budgeted capital expenditures for 2002 at our treatment, storage and disposal ("TSD") facilities, which are necessary to maintain permit compliance, improve operations and expand our business into new markets, as discussed above under"Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Company" of this Management's Discussion and Analysis, we have also budgeted for 2002 an additional $1.2 million in environmental expenditures to comply with federal, state and local regulations in connection with remediation of certain contaminates at four locations. The four locations where these expenditures will be made are the Leased Property in Dayton, Ohio (EPS), a former RCRA storage facility as operated by the former owners of PFD, PFM's facility in Memphis, Tennessee, PFSG's facility in Valdosta, Georgia and PFMI's facility in Detroit, Michigan. We have estimated the expenditures for 2002 to be approximately $287,000 at the EPS site, $300,000 at the PFM location, $108,000 at the PFSG site and $507,000 at the PFMI site, of which $27,000, $46,000, $72,000 and $661,000, respectively, were spent during the first nine months of 2002. Additionally, we increased the reserve for the PFMI site by $170,000 due to increased volumes of waste that exceeded the original remediation estimates. Additional funds will be required for the next two to seven years to properly remediate these sites. We expect to fund these expenses to remediate these four sites from funds generated internally, however, no assurances can be made that we will be able to do so.

At September 30, 2002, the Company had accrued environmental liabilities totaling $2,898,000, which reflects a decrease of $636,000 from the December 31, 2001, balance of $3,534,000. The decrease represents payments and additional expense on remediation projects, as noted above. The September 30, 2002, current and long-term accrued environmental balance is recorded as follows:

Interest Rate Swap
The Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement effective December 22, 2000, to modify the interest characteristics of its outstanding debt from a floating basis to a fixed rate, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future income. This agreement involves the receipt of floating rate amounts in exchange for fixed rate interest payments over the life of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying principal amount. The differential to be paid or received is accrued as interest rates change and recognized as an adjustment to interest expense related to the debt. The related amount payable to or receivable from counterparties is included in other assets or liabilities. The value of the interest rate swap at January 1, 2001, was deminimus. At September 30, 2002, the market value of the interest rate swap was in an unfavorable value position of $226,000 and was recorded as a liability. During the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Company recorded a loss on the interest rate swap of $68,000 which offset other comprehensive income on the Statement of Stockholders' Equity (see Note 4 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
The Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB Statements No. 141, Business Combinations ("SFAS 141"), and No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ("SFAS 142"), effective January 1, 2002. SFAS 141 requires the use of the purchase method of accounting and prohibits the use of the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. SFAS 141 also requires that the Company recognize acquired intangible assets apart from goodwill if the acquired intangible assets meet certain criteria, SFAS 141 applies to all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001, and for purchase business combinations completed on or after July 1, 2001. It also

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requires, upon adoption of SFAS 142, that the Company reclassify the carrying amounts of intangible assets and goodwill based on the criteria in SFAS 141.

SFAS 142 requires, among other things, that companies no longer amortize goodwill, but instead test goodwill for impairment at least annually. In addition, SFAS 142 requires that the Company identify reporting units for the purposes of assessing potential future impairments of goodwill, reassess the useful lives of other existing recognized intangible assets, and cease amortization of intangible assets with an indefinite useful life. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life should be tested for impairment in accordance with the guidance in SFAS 142. SFAS 142 requires the Company to complete a transitional goodwill impairment test six months from the date of adoption. The Company is also required to reassess the useful lives of other intangible assets within the first interim quarter after adoption of SFAS 142. The Company has completed the first step of its evaluation of intangible assets for impairment, and has determined that no impairment existed as of January 1, 2002. The Company has discontinued amortizing its indefinite-life intangible assets (goodwill and permits). Prior to January 1, 2002, goodwill and permits were amortized on a straight-line basis over ten to forty years. Amortization expense for goodwill and permits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, was $451,000 and $1,035,000, respectively.

Pursuant to the Company's adoption of SFAS 141 and 142, the Company changed its method of recording acquired permits in connection with business combinations. For all acquisitions prior to July 2001, the Company allocated the excess purchase price between goodwill and permits, based upon the percentage of revenue generated through permitted activities. If all revenue/business base of an entity was derived from and subject to the permit, then the full intangible amount was recorded to permits. The permits, therefore were allocated this intangible value, and were generally amortized over a 20 year life. The Company will expense as incurred any ongoing costs to maintain and renew its permits. These ongoing costs are significantly less than the initial costs to obtain a permit.

In conjunction with the final purchase price allocation as completed in June 2002, the Company reclassified a portion of the permits recorded upon the acquisition of M&EC on June 25, 2001. Permits were originally recorded at $10,553,000 when the Company recorded the acquisition in June 2001. During June 2002, $9,149,000 was reclassified from permits to goodwill, and additional accrued liabilities were recognized as goodwill in the amount of $63,000.  The amount remaining in permits of $1,403,000 represents the actual costs in obtaining the permits.

The Company is currently in discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to SFAS 141 and 142. As of the date of this report, we do not know if the Company will be required to make any changes and, if any changes are required, whether they will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial statements for the nine months ended September 30,2002.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 ("FAS 143"), Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, effective for the fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. This statement provides the accounting for the cost of legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets. FAS 143 also requires that companies recognize the fair value of a liability for asset retirement obligations in the period in which the obligations are incurred and capitalize that amount as a part of the book value of the long-lived asset. That cost is then depreciated over the remaining life of the underlying long-lived asset. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of FAS 143.

SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities," issued in July 2002, addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities. It nullifies EITF Issue No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)." SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability

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be recognized for the cost associated with an exit or disposal activity only when the liability is incurred, that is, when it meets the definition of a liability in the FASB conceptual framework. SFAS No. 146 also establishes fair value as the objective for initial measurement of liabilities related to exit or disposal activities. The Statement is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. The Company believes the adoption of SFAS No. 146 will not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

PART I, ITEM 3

The Company is exposed to certain market risks arising from adverse changes in interest rates, primarily due to the potential effect of such changes on the Company's variable rate loan arrangements with PNC, as described under Note 4 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. As discussed therein, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to modify the interest characteristics of $3.5 million of its $7.0 million term loan with PNC Bank, from a floating rate basis to a fixed rate, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on this portion of the debt.

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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

PART 1, ITEM 4

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the periodic reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management. Based on their most recent evaluation, which was completed within 90 days of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer believe that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are effective. There were no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these internal controls subsequent to the date of the most recent evaluation.

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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.

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

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