Two chemistry professors in Arkansas have been arrested after allegedly cooking meth.
Terry Bateman, 45, and Bradley Rowland, 40, were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and using drug paraphernalia, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office in Arkansas.
The Henderson State University's science centre was closed on October 8 due to a report of a chemical odour.
Initial testing indicated an elevated presence of benzyl chloride, used to make methamphetamine, university spokesperson Tina Hall told TIME.
The building reopened on October 29 after air quality tests indicated it met Environmental Protection Agency standards, Hall said.
Bateman and Rowland have been on administrative leave since October 11.
According to the Clark County Sheriff's Department, the on-going criminal investigation involves Henderson State University's police, the Arkadelphia Police Department and the Group Six Narcotics Force.
The arrests gained attention due to the similarity with the TV series Breaking Bad, where a high school chemistry teacher produced meth to pay for his cancer treatment.
