. Objectives: The study aimed at assessing the lung function in workers exposed to cadmium (Cd). Materials and Methods: Pulmonary ventilatory function was assessed in 79 workers (mean age, 50.4 ± 8.9 years, 44% of male workers) previously exposed to cadmium in a cadmium battery plant. The group, not occupationally exposed to cadmium (n = 159, mean age, 48.4 ± 4.2 years, 56% of males) was selected from the inhabitants of the same town.