Toro Gómez, María VictoriaMarín Laverde, Andrea Viviana2012-04-272012-04-2720061909-0455http://hdl.handle.net/10567/218This article describes the importance and application of the air quality index (AQI) for the Aburrá valley, used by the Air Quality Monitoring Network. This organization works on defining effective tools to make choices concerning the atmospheric contamination rates generated in its influence area. The methodology used by the United States Environmental Protection Agency was taken and adapted, given the fact that they have developed several versions of AQI for different applications. The importance of developing and applying AQI is evident when the effects of contaminants and concentrations generated by economic and social developments in a region are accounted.esÍndice estándar de poluciónÁrea Metropolitana del Valle de AburráCorporación Universitaria LasallistaRed de monitoreo de la calidad del aire del Valle de AburráÍndice de calidad del aire (ICA)Contaminación ambientalContaminación del aireContaminación del aire - MedellínArticle