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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (File No. 333-_______), being filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") by Isonics Corporation pertaining to the Isonics
Corporation 1996 Executives' Equity Incentive Plan and the 1996 Equity Incentive
Plan, of our report dated June 26, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
balance sheets of Isonics Corporation and Subsidiaries as of April 30, 2000 and
1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for the years then ended included in the Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB of Isonics Corporation for the year ended April 30, 2000, filed with
the Commission on July 28, 2000.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
San Jose, California
December 21, 2000
