NORWELL, Mass. (AP) _ Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $135.8 million.

The Norwell, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of $2.50 per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, came to $2.43 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.02 per share.

The environmental services company posted revenue of $1.36 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.29 billion.

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