Exhibit 4.5 - Specimen of Series 17 Class Q Stock Certificate




SEE RESTRICTIVE LEGEND ON REVERSE SIDE



INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF

DELAWARE


No. ****                                        
                                          
                                  Shares *****



PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.



SERIES 17 CLASS Q CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK



Par Value $.001 Per Share



THIS CERTIFIES THAT - - S P E C I M E N - - is the owner of ****************

*********************** (*****) shares of Series 17 Class Q Convertible Preferred Stock
****************** of


Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.


transferable only on the books of the corporation by the holder hereof in person or by attorney upon
surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed.


In Witness Whereof, the said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by its duly
authorized officers and to be sealed with the Seal of the Corporation this ____ day of
____________________, 2001.







____________________________________
                ____________________________________

                                          
            Secretary		                            
                                          
     President






SHARES $.001 EACH


 



 



	NEITHER THIS PREFERRED STOCK NOR ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION OF THIS PREFERRED STOCK HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT") OR QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THIS PREFERRED STOCK AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION
OF THIS PREFERRED STOCK MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND QUALIFICATION IN EFFECT WITH
RESPECT THERETO UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER ANY APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAW OR WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. AND AN OPINION OF PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.'S COUNSEL, OR AN OPINION FROM COUNSEL
FOR THE HOLDER HEREOF, WHICH OPINION IS SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY,
THAT SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION
THEREFROM.


	THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION ARE ALSO
SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE HOLDER HEREOF AND THE COMPANY,
DATED AS OF APRIL 6, 2001, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE COMPANY'S
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE.


	THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH HOLDER WHO
SO REQUESTS, A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF THE SERIES 17
CLASS Q CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK, WHICH SETS FORTH THE POWERS,
DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES, AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR
OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF SUCH STOCK AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS
OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.






*******************



CERTIFICATE



FOR



*****



SHARES



of the



CAPITAL STOCK



of



Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.






Series 17 Class Q Convertible Preferred Stock



Par Value $.001 Per Share






ISSUED TO



**** S P E C I M E N ****






DATED



___________________, 2001



***********************





	For Value Received, ____________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
_____________________________ Shares of the Capital Stock represented by the within
Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _____________________________
to transfer said Stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution
in the premises.





	Dated ___________________________, XX_________.





	In presence of _________________________________________