an air scrubber for removing oils and contaminates from air has an underside inlet for the introduction of contaminated air . the contaminated air passes through a reduced aperture passageway which prevents retrograde flow of contaminates or cleaning fluids contained in the scrubber . the contaminated air is thereafter directed upwards through a scrub reservoir having a plurality of apertures , such that the contaminated air passing through the apertures forms jets which cause interaction between the cleaning fluid and the contaminates , thereby creating droplets containing cleaning fluid with entrapped contaminates , and cleaned air . the droplets and air are directed to a mist eliminator having a plurality of chevron v structures which capture the droplets and return them to the main reservoir . a circulating pump moves cleaning fluid from the main reservoir to an upper reservoir which spills into the cleaning reservoir .