contaminated vs polluted

contaminated and polluted both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contaminated	No	Yes	No	No
polluted	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, contaminated and polluted are synonyms defined as:

contaminated and polluted: rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution

contaminated (adjective)	polluted (adjective)
corrupted by contact or association	rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution