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The 210Po concentrations in the aerosols (Bq\/g) were similar in all of the particle size classes, but as most (91%) of the aerosol load was made of fine fraction particles of PM0.39\u20132.5\u00a0\u00b5m, most of the 210Po activity was carried by this aerosol fraction. At the two sampling stations, the 210Po\/210Pb activity concentration ratios in the aerosols were similar, stable around the year, and averaged 1.5 (range 1.2\u20131.9), much higher than the typical activity concentration ratios of these radionuclides in unmodified (background) aerosols, with Po\/Pb &lt; 0.1. The aerosol enrichment in 210Po was likely originated from the oil industry, specifically by gas flaring and oil refining in the Gulf region. Radionuclide analysis in the organic and inorganic components of aerosols showed that the 210Po concentration in the organic component was one order of magnitude higher than the 210Po concentration in the inorganic component, in contrast with 210Pb, which displayed similar concentrations in both organic and inorganic aerosol components. The 210Po carrying organic component of aerosols was investigated and it was found to be largely composed of microorganisms with high microbial and fungi diversity, with the phyla Proteobacteria, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota being dominant among the bacteria and with Zygomycota being dominant among the fungi. Therefore, we are facing an active concentration process of the atmospheric 210Po carried out by microorganisms, which underlies the 210Po enrichment process in the organic component of aerosols. 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