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Plasma indium better correlated with cumulative (r<jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.77) than current exposure (r<jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.54) overall and with tenure \u22651.9 years. Higher cumulative respirable indium exposures were associated with more dyspnea, lower spirometric parameters, and higher serum biomarkers of lung disease (KL\u20106 and SP\u2010D), with significant effects starting at 22\u2009\u03bcg\u2010yr\/m<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>, reached by 46% of participants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Plasma indium concentration reflected cumulative respirable indium exposure, which was associated with clinical, functional, and serum biomarkers of lung disease. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:522\u2013531, 2016. Published 2016. 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