Civil Engineering Aspects of Hydro-Electric Development in Scotland.

Fulton, A A

doi:10.1680/iicep.1952.10953

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“…By 1965, apart from the laying of thousands of miles of electric cable in the highlands, this included 56 power stations and 54 major dams 11. Individually most of these projects were carried out with workforces of less than 1000, though the Loch Sloy scheme in Dunbartonshire was an exception 12. Collectively, however, several thousand men were involved in the construction at any one time over a wide period.…”

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“…In the case of Scottish hydroelectric schemes the local population was usually very small. In view of this and the fact that the hydroelectric board as policy employed a high proportion of men from the highlands,11 12 the whole of the relevant counties (apart from any large burgh) were included so as to cover (as in a previous study6)the home areas of those local workers. Inevitably this crude approach included many unaffected communities.…”

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Childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma near large rural construction sites, with a comparison with Sellafield nuclear site

Kinlen¹,

Dickson

Stiller

1995

BMJ

100

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Objective-To determine whether population mixing produced by large, non-nuclear construction projects in rural areas is associated with an increase in childhood leuk ia and non-Hodgkin's lymhoma.Design-A study of the incidence of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among children living near large construction projects in Britain since 1945, situated more than 20 km from a population centre, involving a workforce ofmore than 1000, and built over three or more calendar years. For periods before 1962 mortality was studied.Setting-Areas within 10 km of relevant sites, and the highland counties of Scotland with many hydroelectric schemes.Subjects-Children aged under 15.Results-A 37% excess of leukaemia and nonHodgkin's lymphoma at 0-14 years of age was recorded during construction and the following calendar year. The excesses were greater at times when construction workers and operating staff overlapped (72a/.), particularly in areas of relatively high social class. For several sites the excesses were similar to or greater than that near the nuclear site of Sellafield (67s/.), which is distinctive in its large workforce with many construction workers. Seascale, near Sellafield, with a ninefold increase had an unusually high proportion of residents in social class I. The only study parish of comparable social class also showed a significant excess, with a confidence interval that included the Seascale excess.Conclusion-The findings support the infection hypothesis and reinforce the view that the excess of childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma near Sellafield has a similar explanation.

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confidence: 99%