1 A reasonable estimate for house building lumber costs is somewhere around $15 to $30 per square foot. 2  For an average sized home, this works out to approximately $35 to $55,000 (this price also includes the price of nails, etc.).
Studies by Scottish researchers have found higher levels of arsenic in rice grown in the U.S. than in basmati or jasmine rice from Thailand or India. The highest levels of arsenic in U.S.-grown rice came from Southern states.
8 photos: Foods in which arsenic may be present. As part of its comprehensive look at rice in 2012, the FDA tested not only rice for arsenic levels, but also products containing rice. That includes beer, which sometimes uses rice as an ingredient.