Warsaw, with the surrounding voivodship, was not included in the list of the areas of ecological hazard despite the state of the natural environment which is worse than that of many voivodships given the status. The author then discusses the air pollution in Warsaw and concludes that the present levels of SO₂ justifies inclusion of the capital in the list of the areas of environmental hazard. It is further supported by the current levels of the pollutants in waters of Vistula River which are very disturbing.