loop strips can occur on both the upper and the lower sides of the series of panels alternatively or additionally the bonding elements can comprise solvent welding heat staking and crimping for example next an adjoining row of similarly assembled panels can be aligned end to end with the first series of panels and secured together using a wider u201c hook u201d strip on the bottom side of the panels as described above the system of the present invention can allow a rectangular flooring to be constructed by aligning multiple panel or slat members edge to edge in parallel rows while described in terms of a rectangular shape it will be apparent from the disclosure herein that the present invention can be adapted to suit other shapes as desired including without limitation circular polygonal or other shape fig4 shows a front perspective view of an opened decontamination shelter 60 which can be a potential environment where the present invention may be employed the shelter 60 can include jet nozzles sprayers shower heads or the like 62 which spray water or a decontamination mixture onto individuals who may have been exposed to hazardous materials front 64 rear 65 and side 66 berms will typically be higher than the natural floor 67 in such shelters and it is upon this floor 67 that the present invention can be placed the flooring can be unrolled and then placed upon the floor or the flooring can be placed adjacent the front 64 or rear 65 berm in the rolled.