Lead-free solder alloys have been around for as long as people have done soldering, with sources dating back about 5,000 years. Most of these alloys were combinations like copper-silver or silver ...

The construction of a Stanley tumbler involves lead-based solder, but this material does not come into contact with the beverage and is hidden under a disc on the bottom of the tumbler.

Soldering material used on water pipes with a lead content reaching 41 per cent - 585 times the British Standard of 0.07 per cent lead - was the source of contaminated drinking water, a task force ...