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Apparatus for removing floor tile mastic from a floor includes a scouring unit enclosed within a shroud coupled to a plenum through which air can be drawn by a vacuum unit including a HEPA filter. Water or other liquid is delivered from a reservoir to the region of the scouring unit to wet any asbes

Apparatus for removing floor tile mastic from a floor includes a scouring unit enclosed within a shroud coupled to a plenum through which air can be drawn by a vacuum unit including a HEPA filter. Water or other liquid is delivered from a reservoir to the region of the scouring unit to wet any asbestos fibers in the floor tile mastic. The liquid supply and the flow of air through the filter are monitored and the operation of the scouring unit is inhibited at any time the supply of liquid or the flow of air falls below selected values.

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A method for the safe removal of asbestos-contaminated floor tile mastic from a floor comprising the steps of: providing an enclosure movable with respect to the floor to selected areas thereof, contacting the selected area of the floor under the enclosure with a quantity of liquid sufficient to wet

A method for the safe removal of asbestos-contaminated floor tile mastic from a floor comprising the steps of: providing an enclosure movable with respect to the floor to selected areas thereof, contacting the selected area of the floor under the enclosure with a quantity of liquid sufficient to wet any asbestos fibers in the selected area, establishing a flow of air into the enclosure adjacent to the floor and out of the enclosure through a filter means, scouring the floor tile mastic on the floor under the enclosure while the flow of air is continuing, monitoring the amount of liquid and air into and out of the enclosure, and inhibiting the scouring of the floor in the event the amount of liquid or air falls below selected values.