{"id":717,"date":"2025-10-04T07:51:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T07:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantech.nl\/?page_id=717"},"modified":"2025-10-19T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:57:17","slug":"zeer-zorgwekkende-stoffen-zzs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cantech.nl\/en\/vergunningprocedures\/zeer-zorgwekkende-stoffen-zzs\/","title":{"rendered":"Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6acf4289ab8fa\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-top\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: 100px; margin-bottom: 40px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-12-percent top_margin_phone_50px inherit_tablet inherit_phone translate_x_tablet_0px translate_x_phone_0px translate_y_tablet_30px\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"left-right\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#F4F4F4\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" style=\"transform:  translateY(20px) translateX(10%);\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #F4F4F4;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6acf4289abc5b\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row  translate_x_-15pct translate_x_tablet_0pct translate_x_phone_0pct\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #062E5E;line-height: 50px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs)<\/h2><h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #062E5E;line-height: 50px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >What are SVHCs and how do they relate to water?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1760893027098\" style=\" max-width: 550px; display: inline-block;\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) are chemicals that pose risks to human health and the environment, such as PFAS, mercury, and lead. They hardly degrade, accumulate in the environment, and therefore cause long\u2011lasting effects on water quality, ecology, and public health.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), discharges of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) fall under environmentally harmful activities. This means that both direct discharges (to surface water or via a water authority\u2019s treatment plant) and indirect discharges (via the sewer system or a private treatment facility) are subject to strict regulations. The law requires that emissions of SVHCs to water must be prevented and minimised as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>For companies, this means that permit applications must demonstrate which SVHCs are released, which measures have been taken to limit emissions, and how compliance is ensured. For the competent authority \u2014 often the provincial government, environmental agency, or water authority \u2014 the focus lies on assessing discharges, evaluating minimisation pathways, and formulating enforceable permit conditions.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #062E5E;line-height: 50px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Support by Cantech<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1760893032938\" style=\" max-width: 550px; display: inline-block;\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<h4>For companies<\/h4>\n<p>For discharges involving Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs), Cantech helps companies comply with the requirements of the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet) and the Activities Decree (Bal). We identify which substances are released, how they originate, and which measures can be implemented to minimise emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Our support focuses on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the execution of ZZS inventories and the assessment of discharge streams;<\/li>\n<li>the preparation of minimisation plans and the substantiation of permit applications;<\/li>\n<li>the execution or assessment of ABM and immission tests;<\/li>\n<li>and advising on applicable measures and Best Available Techniques (BAT).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cantech combines expertise in process operations, legislation, and water quality to guide permitting procedures in a practical, comprehensive, and well\u2011substantiated manner.<\/p>\n<h4>For government authorities<\/h4>\n<p>Cantech supports government authorities in the assessment and evaluation of discharges containing Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC\/ZZS). We assist in interpreting relevant regulations, reviewing permit applications, and developing consistent assessment frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>Our activities include, among others:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the assessment of permit applications and ABM reports;<\/li>\n<li>the verification of SVHC inventories and minimisation plans;<\/li>\n<li>the development of tailored permit conditions and well\u2011substantiated recommendations;<\/li>\n<li>and updating permits or ensuring policy harmonisation between competent authorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is how Cantech supports public authorities in careful decision\u2011making and in the consistent practical application of SVHC regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Curious what this means for your organization? 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