BuddyLars Loc: Rockton, Illinois

No I was not in the military, but have met quite a few Viet Nam vets who were exposed to Agent Orange and they ended up with Multiple Myeloma. I have worked/still working in machine shop. One place I worked I was dealing with 2 part paint product. On the label it had warnings about be carcinogenic. In my simple world I didn't know what carcinogenic meant. I had to paint the inside of a large tank, I used an external air supply with mask but I believe the chemical started this journey for me. Hell, I did not even know what an Oncologist was until I got to the oncologist office.
Agent Orange has been linked to myeloma as well with other herbicides that farmers use. Asbestos and those that work in the petroleum industry are also links.

RMM Loc: Suburban New York

One reason I'm glad I changed my major from chemistry. My lab technique was not the stuff of greatness. I used to walk around with shirts that had tiny acid burn holes. Fuming nitric acid and concentrated sulfuric acid have that kind of effect.

imntrt1 Loc: St. Louis

When I worked undercover I "Worked" for a Chemical Company near Hannibal, MO that had production rooms in it that made farming chemicals so potent that you had to wear a protective suit inside and booties over your shoes. If you did not you had to destroy your clothes at the facility. These were chemicals farmers put on crops.