the following occupations are linked with a possible increased chance of getting COPD:
- Agriculture
- Brick making
- Cadmium (PDF)
- Mining
- Construction
- Dock workers
- Flour and grain workers in the food industry
- Foundry workers
- Petroleum workers
- Pottery/ceramic workers
- Quarries
- Rubber
- Plastics
- Stonemasonry
- Textiles
- Welders