Emission of volatile organic compounds from cross section of pine wood (Pinus sylvestris L.). The level of emission of volatile organic compounds from heartwood and sapwood part of pine wood was determined. The tests were performed according to the chamber method based on the requirements of ISO 16000 standards. Air from the chamber was sampled after 3, 7 and 14 days. Within the whole test period the heartwood sample emitted several times higher amounts of volatile organic compounds than the sapwood sample. In both cases the composition of the analysed air was dominated by terpenes.