An aqueous disinfecting solution and uses and methods of disinfection and sanitization employing same. The solution comprises at least one inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of sulfate, chloride, bromide, iodide, carbonate, phosphate, fluoride, and nitrate salts in a concentration of from about 0.1 to about 15 wt. %; at least one peroxide compound in a concentration of from about 0.01 to about 8 wt. %; and at least one amphoteric amine oxide surfactant having the formula R1R2R3NO wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently a saturated, unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 28 carbon atoms in a concentration of from about 0.01 to about 15 wt. %.