A system includes a fume collection system that collects fumes from a welding operation, multiple data sources that detect operational data of the fume collection system and/or of the welding operation indicative of at least two of arc on time, operator factor, electrode feed speed, electrode size, and electrode type, an analysis system that analyzes the operational data and estimates fume data indicative of amount and content of the fumes, and a reporting system configured to populate at least one user viewable electronic report based upon the fume data.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1. A system comprising: a fume collection system configured to collect fumes from a welding operation; a plurality of data sources configured to detect operational data of the fume collection system and/or of the welding operation indicative of at least two of arc on time, operator factor, electrode feed speed, electrode size, and electrode type; an analysis system configured to analyze the operational data and to estimate fume data indicative of amount and content of the fumes; and a reporting system configured to populate at least one user viewable electronic report based upon the fume data. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data sources provide operational data indicative of at least two of welding current, welding voltage, welding wire composition, workpiece composition, and fume evacuation stream flow rate. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the fume collection system comprises at least one fixed fume collection point. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the fume collection system comprises at least one movable fume collection point. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis system estimates the fume data based upon reference to a multi-dimensional look up table referencing multiple operational data dimensions. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis system is configured to store the fume data. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the reporting system comprises a server configured to transmit the user viewable electronic report in the form of a web page. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the fume collection system is configured to collect fumes from multiple welding operations simultaneously, and there in the analysis system is configured to analyze operational data from each of the multiple welding operations and to estimate fume data indicative of amount and content of fumes from each of the multiple welding operations. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the reporting system comprises a server configured to transmit the user viewable electronic report in the form of a web page summarizing the fume data for the multiple welding operations. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the reporting system is configured to provide a user perceptible notice indicating an action advisable based upon the fume data. 11. A system comprising: a fume collection system configured to collect fumes from a fume-generating operation; a plurality of data sources configured to detect operational data of the fume collection system and/or of the fume-generating operation; an analysis system configured to analyze the operational data and to estimate fume data indicative of amount and content of the fumes; and a reporting system configured to populate at least one user viewable electronic report based upon the fume data. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the analysis system estimates the fume data based upon reference to a multi-dimensional look up table referencing multiple operational data dimensions. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein the analysis system is configured to store the fume data. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the fume collection system is configured to collect fumes from multiple fume-generating operations simultaneously, and wherein the analysis system is configured to analyze operational data from each of the multiple fume-generating operations and to estimate fume data indicative of amount and content of fumes from each of the multiple fume-generating operations. 15. The system of claim 11, wherein the reporting system comprises a server configured to transmit the user viewable electronic report in the form of a web page summarizing the fume data for the multiple fume-generating operations. 16. The system of claim 11, wherein the reporting system is configured to provide a user perceptible notice indicating an action advisable based upon the fume data. 17. A method comprising: extracting fumes from a welding operation via a fume extracting system; collecting operational data of the fume collection system and/or of the welding operation from a plurality of data sources; automatically analyzing the operational data to estimate fume data indicative of amount and content of the fumes; and generating a user viewable electronic report based upon the fume data. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the operational data comprises data indicative of at least two of arc on time, operator factor, welding current, welding voltage, welding electrode feed speed, electrode size, welding electrode type, welding electrode composition, workpiece composition, and fume evacuation stream flow rate. 19. The method of claim 17, comprising determining the fume data based upon reference to a multi-dimensional look up table referencing multiple operational data dimensions. 20. The method of claim 17, comprising collecting fumes from multiple welding operations simultaneously, and analyzing operational data from each of the multiple fume-generating operations and to estimate fume data indicative of amount and content of fumes from each of the multiple fume-generating operations. 21. A system comprising: a plurality of data sources configured to detect operational data of a fume-generating operation; an analysis system configured to analyze the operational data and to estimate fume data indicative of amount and content of the fumes; and a reporting system configured to populate at least one user viewable electronic report based upon the fume data. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the analysis system estimates the fume data based upon reference to a multi-dimensional look up table referencing multiple operational data dimensions. 23. The system of claim 21, wherein the analysis system is configured to store the fume data. 24. The system of claim 21, wherein the plurality of data sources are configured to detect operational data from multiple fume-generating operations simultaneously, and wherein the analysis system is configured to analyze operational data from each of the multiple fume-generating operations and to estimate fume data indicative of amount and content of fumes from each of the multiple fume-generating operations. 25. The system of claim 21, wherein the reporting system comprises a server configured to transmit the user viewable electronic report in the form of a web page summarizing the fume data for the multiple fume-generating operations. 26. The system of claim 21, wherein the reporting system is configured to provide a user perceptible notice indicating an action advisable based upon the fume data.