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Note 11 - Segment and Geographic Information - Cost of Goods Sold by Segment (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Cost of goods sold		$ 8,592,366	$ 6,774,001	$ 24,493,672	$ 19,256,953
ZERUST®	[1]
Direct Cost of Goods Sold [Member] | ZERUST [Member]
Cost of goods sold		$ 6,139,699	$ 4,834,355	$ 17,948,941	$ 13,788,416
ZERUST®	[1]	59.10%	57.80%	59.60%	58.20%
Direct Cost of Goods Sold [Member] | NaturTec [Member]
Cost of goods sold		$ 1,812,084	$ 1,327,323	$ 4,738,523	$ 3,608,722
ZERUST®	[1]	71.30%	71.60%	72.00%	72.40%
Indirect Cost of Goods Sold [Member]
Cost of goods sold		$ 640,583	$ 612,323	$ 1,806,208	$ 1,859,815
ZERUST®	[1]
[1] The percent of segment sales is calculated by dividing the direct cost of goods sold for each individual segment category by the net sales for each segment category.

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The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(a),(d))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115205541&loc=SL114868664-224227

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