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Note 13 - Segment and Geographic Information - Cost of Goods Sold by Segment (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2021	Feb. 28, 2022		Feb. 28, 2021
Cost of goods sold		$ 11,764,304	$ 8,531,679	$ 24,254,787	[1]	$ 16,845,000	[1]
Direct Cost of Goods Sold [Member] | ZERUST [Member]
Cost of goods sold		$ 8,151,274	$ 6,065,963	$ 16,857,941	[1]	$ 11,837,052	[1]
Percent of product sales	[1]	62.10%	59.00%	61.20%		57.70%
Direct Cost of Goods Sold [Member] | NaturTec [Member]
Cost of goods sold		$ 2,775,436	$ 1,684,180	$ 5,697,533	[1]	$ 3,451,810	[1]
Percent of product sales	[1]	76.40%	67.40%	77.00%		68.30%
Indirect Cost of Goods Sold [Member]
Cost of goods sold		$ 837,594	$ 781,536	$ 1,699,313	[1]	$ 1,556,138	[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://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 924
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 11.L)
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-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=123367319&loc=SL114868664-224227

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